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shantung

shan·tung

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shantung · noun¹

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 山東／山东 (Shāndōng), Shantung.

Shantung · proper noun²

From Mandarin 山東／山东 (Shāndōng) cf. Wade-Giles romanization: Shan¹-tung¹.

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