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Shantung

[ shan-tuhng shan-tuhng; Chinese shahn-doong ]

noun

  1. (often lowercase) Textiles.
    1. a heavy pongee. Compare tussah.
    2. a fabric imitating this, of rayon or cotton.


Shantung

1

/ ˈʃænˈtʌŋ /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Shandong


shantung

2

/ ˌʃænˈtʌŋ /

noun

  1. a heavy silk fabric with a knobbly surface
  2. a cotton or rayon imitation of this

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Shantung1

C19: so called because it was first imported to Britain from Shantung in China

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Example Sentences

Best of all is the inspiration of mission meeting, with its glad, good news from Shantung Province.

German protectorate on the east coast of the Chinese province of Shantung.

We were not doing much to save China from being Shantung-ed.

Shantung therefore became virtually a Japanese possession, though America at Washington has insisted upon its restitution.

In that case, we may perhaps expect that in the end China will acquire complete control of the Shantung railway.

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