Tientsin
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- proper noun
- /tiˈɛnˌtsɪn/
- Archaic
- While you were in Tientsin, most of China came under the control of General Chiang Kie Shek, the so-called Nationalists, the Kuomintang.
- Treaty of Tientsin
Examples
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I wound up in Tientsin, China.
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I have just marched 70 miles from Tientsin.
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I wanted to go to Tientsin with you.
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I spent a lot of money in Tientsin.
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So, I want to live in Tientsin.
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Major Lewis, I understand you're going to Tientsin tomorrow.
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I have been forced to order a retreat along the Peiho River toward Tientsin.
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'We are greatly disturbed by the arrival of allied troops at the city of Tientsin'.
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I visited Tientsin during my stay in China.
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There are many historical sites to explore in Tientsin.
Synonyms
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A large port and industrial city in northern China near Beijing
A large industrial port city in northeastern China near the Yellow Sea
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tientsin is an older English spelling of the Chinese city now written Tianjin, and it comes from the Chinese parts Tian and jin, which mean 'heaven' and 'ford', so the name means a 'heavenly crossing'. Today's spelling Tianjin is just a modern way of writing the same name.