Qing·dao (ch ng dou) also Tsing·tao (tsngtou) A city of eastern China on the Yellow Sea north-northwest of Shanghai. It is a leading industrial and tourist center. The city was leased in 1898 to the Germans, who established a famed brewery. Population: 1,860,000. |
Qingdao [ˈtʃɪŋˈdaʊ], Tsingtao, Chingtao
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(Placename) a port in E China, in E Shandong province on Jiazhou Bay, developed as a naval base and fort in 1891. Shandong university (1926). Pop.: 1 702 108 (1999 est.)
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