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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.
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Noun1.treaty porttreaty 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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The Nan-Shan was on her way from the southward to the treaty port of Fu-chau, with some cargo in her lower holds, and two hundred Chinese coolies returning to their village homes in the province of Fo-kien, after a few years of work in various tropical colonies.
The treaty ports of the world were never entered by her visiting battleships.
 
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