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Haishenwei

Syllables: Hai·shen·wei

Haishenwei proper noun: synonym of Vladivostok: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Proper noun

Haishenwei

  1. Synonym of Vladivostok: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
    • But a fait accompli even more spectacular than this awaited the Chinese. For the naval officer Nevelskoi had surveyed the Manchurian coast down to the Korean border and had urged successfully that this, too, as far inland as the Ussuri River, must be included in the Tsar’s dominions. At the...1967, Henry McAleavy, “The Second Opium War”, in The Modern History of China, Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 91
    • Once ships could sail down the river to the Heilungkiang (Amur) and from there on to Haishenwei (Vladivostock) until the way was blocked by the Russians.1977 October, Rewi Alley, “To Taching in 1977”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XVI, number 10, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 8, column 2

Examples of Haishenwei in a sentence

  • At the southern end, in particular, the town of Haishenwei with its harbour would make a splendid port.1967, Henry McAleavy, “The Second Opium War”, in The Modern History of China, Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 91:
  • The Chinese who have settled in Vladivostok, once closed to foreigners as home to the Soviet fleet, have taken to calling the city by its old Chinese name, Haishenwei.2003 July 29, Peter Baker, “A Tense Divide in Russia’s Far East”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company...

Synonyms of Haishenwei

Forms of Haishenwei

alternative alsoHai-shen-wei
alternative misspellingHaicanwei

Origin of Haishenwei

From Mandarin 海參崴 /海参崴 (Hǎishēnwēi, literally “sea cucumber bay”), Wade–Giles romanization: Hai³-shen¹-wei¹.

Questions about Haishenwei

What does Haishenwei mean?
Haishenwei means synonym of Vladivostok: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
How do you use Haishenwei in a sentence?
At the southern end, in particular, the town of Haishenwei with its harbour would make a splendid port.
What part of speech is Haishenwei?
Haishenwei is a proper noun.

Words near Haishenwei in the dictionary

  1. hairyness
  2. hairytail mole
  3. hairytail moles
  4. HAIs
  5. Haishenwai
  6. Haishenwei
  7. Haisla
  8. Haislip
  9. Haislips
  10. Haisyn
  11. Haital

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