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treaty port
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treaty port
n.
A port kept open for foreign trade according to the terms of a treaty, especially formerly in China, Korea, and Japan.

treaty port
n
(Historical Terms) (in China, Japan, and Korea during the second half of the 19th and first half of the 20th century) a city, esp a port, in which foreigners, esp Westerners, were allowed by treaty to conduct trade
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Noun1.treaty port - a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treatytreaty port - a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty
port - a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
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treaty port
nVertragshafen m


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