Weihaiwei

Examples of Weihaiwei in a sentence

• Our concession at Weihaiwei covers 285 square miles, containing a population of 150,000 people. 85,000 acres are planted with the scrub oak upon which the wild silkworm finds nourishment.1905, David Fraser, A Modern Campaign: Or, War and Wireless Telegraphy in the Far East, London: Methuen & Co., page 22:
• Weihaiwei was handed back to China on October 1, 1930, after two-and-thirty years of British rule.1938, Sir Eric Teichman, Affairs Of China: A Survey of the Recent History and Present Circumstances of the Republic of China, Methuen...
• It is generally assumed that at the end of March 1898 the British Government moved reluctantly to the idea of occupying Weihaiwei, as a necessary measure to offset the actions of Russia and Germany.1970, L. K. Young, British Policy in China, 1895-1902, Oxford University Press, page 52:

Synonyms of Weihaiwei

• Weihai

Origin of Weihaiwei

From Mandarin 威海衛／威海卫 (Wēihǎiwèi).

Questions about Weihaiwei

What does Weihaiwei mean?

Weihaiwei means a military strongpoint and city on the coast of the Yellow Sea in Shandong, China, now Weihai; a leased territory of the United Kingdom from 1898 until 1930.

How do you use Weihaiwei in a sentence?

Our concession at Weihaiwei covers 285 square miles, containing a population of 150,000 people. 85,000 acres are planted with the scrub oak upon which the wild silkworm finds nourishment.

What part of speech is Weihaiwei?

Weihaiwei is a proper noun.