Weihaiwei

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A military strongpoint and city on the coast of the Yellow Sea in Shandong, China, now Weihai; a leased territory of the United Kingdom from 1898 until 1930.

Pronunciation

wāʹhīʹwāʹ

Word forms

Weihaiwei

Etymology

From Mandarin 威海衛/威海卫 (Wēihǎiwèi).

Synonyms

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