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Yingkou

Syllables: Ying·kou

Yingkou proper noun: a prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China.

Proper noun

Yingkou

  1. A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China.
    • Yingkou, the real port of Newchwang, will shortly be connected by rail with the capital.1900 April 26, “The Foreign Trade of China in 1899”, in The Board of Trade Journal, volume XXIX, number 178, page 155
    • Tobacco—Tobacco is one of the staple products of Manchuria. The best leaf is raised around Kirin. It is blended with foreign leaf in making cigarettes. The British American Tobacco Company has a factory at Mukden, and the East Asia Tobacco Company has a factory at Yingkou. The export of the native...1922, South Manchuria Railway Company, Manchuria, Land of Opportunities, Thomas F. Logan, Inc., →OCLC, page 23
  2. (historical) Synonym of Dashiqiao.
    • Yingkou County is our province's first advanced county in learning from Tachai.1975 December 4 [1975 November 30], “Liaoning Daily on Yingkou County's Success”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 234, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced...
    Synonyms:
    Dashiqiao

Examples of Yingkou in a sentence

  • The British American Tobacco Company has a factory at Mukden, and the East Asia Tobacco Company has a factory at Yingkou.1922, South Manchuria Railway Company, Manchuria, Land of Opportunities, Thomas F. Logan, Inc., →OCLC, page 23:
  • Meanwhile, Liaoning’s provincial health authority reported three new infections, including two local ones, both in the port city of Yingkou.2021 May 14, “Officials log first local covid cases in weeks”, in The Washington Post, Reuters, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...

Synonyms of Yingkou

Forms of Yingkou

alternative formYingkow
alternative formYing-k'ou

Origin of Yingkou

Borrowed from Mandarin 營口 /营口 (Yíngkǒu).

Questions about Yingkou

What does Yingkou mean?
Yingkou means a prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China.
How do you use Yingkou in a sentence?
The British American Tobacco Company has a factory at Mukden, and the East Asia Tobacco Company has a factory at Yingkou.
What part of speech is Yingkou?
Yingkou is a proper noun.

Words near Yingkou in the dictionary

  1. Yingiya
  2. Yingjiang
  3. yingjiangite
  4. Yingjisha
  5. Yingko
  6. Yingkou
  7. Yingkow
  8. yinglet
  9. yinglets
  10. Yingling
  11. Yinglings

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