Shantung peninsula

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• Shantung — /shan tung / or, for 2, /shan tung/; for 1, also Chin. /shahn doong /, n. 1. Shandong. 2. (often l.c.) Textiles. a. a heavy pongee. Cf. tussah. b. a fabric imitating this, of rayon or cotton. * * * ▪ province …   Universalium

• peninsula — peninsular, adj. peninsularism, peninsularity /peuh nin seuh lar i tee, nins yeuh /, n. /peuh nin seuh leuh, nins yeuh leuh/, n. 1. an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland. 2.… …   Universalium

• Shandong Peninsula — or Shan tung Peninsula conventional Shantung Peninsula Peninsula, eastern China. Occupying the eastern section of Shandong province, it extends northeastward between the Bo Hai (Gulf of Chihli) and the Yellow Sea. The terrain is hilly, with… …   Universalium

• international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

• Tsingtao — /tsing tow /; Chin. /ching dow /, n. Older Spelling. a seaport in E Shandong province, in E China. Municipal district, 1,300,000. Cf. Jiaozhou. * * * ▪ China Wade Giles romanization  Ch ing tao,  Pinyin  Qingdao        port city, eastern Shantung …   Universalium

• Honan — /hoh nan /; Chin. /hue nahn /, n. 1. Wade Giles. Henan. 2. (usually l.c.) Textiles. a. a pongee fabric made from the filaments of the wild silkworm. b. a lustrous fabric simulating pongee and woven from fibers other than silk. * * * ▪ province,… …   Universalium

• Süchow — Chin. /syuu joh /, n. Older Spelling. Xuzhou. * * * ▪ China Chinese (Wade Giles)  Hsü chou , also called  T ung shan , (Pinyin)  Xuzhou , or  Tongshan        city in northwestern Kiangsu sheng (province) …   Universalium

• Korea — /keuh ree euh, kaw , koh /, n. 1. a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910 45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South… …   Universalium

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• Climate of Seoul — Coordinates: 37°34′08″N 126°58′36″E / 37.56889°N 126.97667°E / 37.56889; 126.97667 …   Wikipedia

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