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Boxer Rebellion

Boxer Rebellion proper noun: a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising which took place in China towards the end of the Qing dynasty between 1899 and 1901.

Proper noun

Boxer Rebellion

  1. A violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising which took place in China towards the end of the Qing dynasty between 1899 and 1901.
    • Young Major Leonard, with only one arm (the other lost during the Boxer rebellion in China), Mr. John Lodge and a charming young Italian named Gherardesca, and many others, made these visits stand out in my memory.1937, Eleanor Roosevelt, This Is My Story, Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, pages 113–114
    • According to one published account, said to be based on information provided by foreign missionaries in Chungking, whose reaction may have been influenced by the excesses of the Boxer Rebellion just a few years earlier, Tuan-fang was killed by his own soldiers at Tzu-chou, Shensi province.1991, Thomas Lawton, A Time of Transition: Two Collectors of Chinese Art, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 63

Boxer Rebellion meaning in Vietnamese

Boxer Rebellion in Vietnamese

violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising in China between 1899 and 1901
phong trào Nghĩa Hoà Đoàn, khởi nghĩa Nghĩa Hoà Đoàn

Origin of Boxer Rebellion

From Boxer + rebellion. Boxer refers to 義和拳 /义和拳 (Yìhéquán, literally “Righteous and Harmonious Fists”), the martial arts practiced by the rebels.

Questions about Boxer Rebellion

What does Boxer Rebellion mean?
Boxer Rebellion means a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising which took place in China towards the end of the Qing dynasty between 1899 and 1901.
What is Boxer Rebellion in Vietnamese?
Boxer Rebellion in Vietnamese is phong trào Nghĩa Hoà Đoàn, khởi nghĩa Nghĩa Hoà Đoàn. See Boxer Rebellion meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Boxer Rebellion?
Boxer Rebellion is a proper noun.

Words near Boxer Rebellion in the dictionary

  1. boxen
  2. boxer
  3. boxer briefs
  4. boxer engine
  5. boxer engines
  6. Boxer Rebellion
  7. boxer short
  8. boxer shorts
  9. boxer's fracture
  10. boxer's fractures
  11. boxer-briefs

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