treaty port

noun

a port city that was opened to foreign trade, usually consequent to the ratification of an unequal treaty

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Meanings

nountreaty port (plural treaty ports)

plural treaty ports

  1. historicala port city that was opened to foreign trade, usually consequent to the ratification of an unequal treaty

Origin

From treaty + port.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 通商口岸, 商埠
  • 通商口岸 (tōngshāng kǒuàn)Translations
  • 商埠 (shāngbù)Translations
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APA

treaty port. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treaty%20port

MLA

“treaty port.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treaty%20port. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “treaty port,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treaty%20port.

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