treaty port

trea·ty port

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tree-tee pawrt, pohrt]
- /ˈtri ti pɔrt, poʊrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tree-tee pawrt, pohrt]
- /ˈtri ti pɔrt, poʊrt/

Definitions of treaty port words

noun treaty port any of the ports in China, Japan, or Korea through which trade with foreign countries was permitted by special treaty. 1
noun treaty port (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 0
noun treaty port a port that must be kept open for foreign trade according to the terms of a treaty, as, formerly, any of certain ports in China, Japan, or Korea 0

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Origin of treaty port

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Treaty port

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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treaty port popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

treaty port usage trend in Literature

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