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Port Arthur

Port Arthur proper noun: a locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.

port arthur: a locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia
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Proper noun

Port Arthur

  1. A locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.
  2. A town and former convict settlement in Tasman council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  3. A city mostly in Jefferson County, Texas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in the town of Grant, Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States.
  5. A community and former city in the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
  6. Former name of Lüshun (“a port in China”).
    • In fact, the evidence of Chinese precautions, the arsenal at Kirin, the fort at Hun-ch’un, the lines near Port Arthur—Lu-shun-k’ou—the attention paid to drill, armament, and telegraphic communication, the very large bodies of troops trained by Europeans as well as the Militia, all show that China...1888 March 17, “MANCHURIA.”, in The Spectator, number 3,116, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 389, column 2
    • Subsequently, however, the Russians did proceed beyond Shanhaikwan and captured the towns of Chichou and Hsin Min. I also heard, after my arrival at Lü Shun (Port Arthur) that the Russians had dispatched forces in various directions eastwards, and had sent communications to the local officials...1901, Great Britain Foreign Office Correspondence on China, 1872-1904, volume 4, →OCLC, page 73

Examples of Port Arthur in a sentence

  • The bitter heart of the treaty lay in the clauses requiring China to give up her sovereign control of Port Arthur and Dairen.1947, Theodore H. White, Annalee Jacoby, Thunder Out of China, London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, →OCLC, →OL, page 271:
  • Port Arthur became part of the joint municipality of Port Arthur-Dairen, known in Chinese as Lüshun-Talien, or simply Lü-ta, with its seat at Dairen.1972, Theodore Shabad, “PORT ARTHUR”, in Encyclopedia Britannica, volume 18, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 259, column 2:
  • Other treaties concluded in the "honeymoon period" had to do with the Manchurian railroad, harbors of Port Arthur and Dairen, petroleum from Sinkiang, and exploitation of rare metals.1973 May 27, “Mao still embraces Stalin cult”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIV, number 20, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2:

Origin of Port Arthur

Named after British naval officer William Arthur (Royal Navy) (1830-1866) in 1860.

Words formed from Port Arthur

Questions about Port Arthur

What does Port Arthur mean?
Port Arthur means a locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.
How do you use Port Arthur in a sentence?
The bitter heart of the treaty lay in the clauses requiring China to give up her sovereign control of Port Arthur and Dairen.
What part of speech is Port Arthur?
Port Arthur is a proper noun.

Words near Port Arthur in the dictionary

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  2. Port Anson
  3. Port Antonio
  4. Port Area
  5. port arms
  6. Port Arthur
  7. Port Arthur plum
  8. Port Arthur plums
  9. Port au Choix
  10. Port au Port East
  11. Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove

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