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Shanghai French Concession

Shanghai French Concession proper noun: a foreign concession in Shanghai, China, governed by France.

Proper noun

Shanghai French Concession

  1. A foreign concession in Shanghai, China, governed by France.
    • The bodies of seven murdered members of Kuo's family were discovered buried in a garden in the Shanghai French Concession in November 1931; the bodies of four others of his relatives were found by the police later.1968, O. Edmund Clubb, “The Chinese Communist Party”, in Communism in China, as Reported from Hankow in 1932, Columbia University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 89
    • After several years of operations, The Wheel was closed in 1918 amid public displeasure. In the Shanghai French Concession, there were also several popular gambling houses including the Great World (大世界) and Xi Jia Du Chang (席家赌场).2009, Desmond Lam, The World of Chinese Gambling, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 25

Questions about Shanghai French Concession

What does Shanghai French Concession mean?
Shanghai French Concession means a foreign concession in Shanghai, China, governed by France.
What part of speech is Shanghai French Concession?
Shanghai French Concession is a proper noun.

Words near Shanghai French Concession in the dictionary

  1. shanghae
  2. shanghaed
  3. shanghaeing
  4. shanghaes
  5. shanghai
  6. Shanghai French Concession
  7. Shanghai hairy crab
  8. Shanghai hairy crabs
  9. Shanghai softshell turtle
  10. Shanghai softshell turtles
  11. shanghai'd

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