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Gulf of Chihli

Gulf of Chihli proper noun: synonym of Bohai Sea.

Proper noun

the Gulf of Chihli

  1. (dated) Synonym of Bohai Sea.
    • In the opposite direction the farthest outposts of Chinese civilization were located on either side of the mouth of the Hwang Ho, which then entered the Gulf of Chihli near the modern Tientsin.1922, Carl Whiting Bishop, “Geographical Factor in the Development of Chinese Civilization”, in Geographical Review, volume 12, number 1, page 29
    • In 1897 the Germans occupied Kiaochow, while Russia acquired Port Arthur and Talienwan in the Kwantung Peninsula in the Gulf of Chihli and obtained the extension of her railway concession from China in order to link up Harbin in the north with Port Arthur.1934, Walter B. Harris, East Again: the Narrative of a Journey in the Near, Middle and Far East, New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., page 221
    Synonyms:
    Bohai Sea

Synonyms of Gulf of Chihli

Questions about Gulf of Chihli

What does Gulf of Chihli mean?
Gulf of Chihli means synonym of Bohai Sea.
What part of speech is Gulf of Chihli?
Gulf of Chihli is a proper noun.

Words near Gulf of Chihli in the dictionary

  1. Gulf of Basra
  2. Gulf of Beibu
  3. Gulf of Bothnia
  4. Gulf of California
  5. Gulf of Carpentaria
  6. Gulf of Chihli
  7. Gulf of Corinth
  8. Gulf of Finland
  9. Gulf of Gaeta
  10. Gulf of Gdańsk
  11. Gulf of Guinea

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