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noun
a port city that was opened to foreign trade, usually consequent to the ratification of an unequal treaty
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: port
History
From treaty + port.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
