Definition of Shantung

1. Noun. A heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation).

Generic synonyms: Cloth, Fabric, Material, Textile

Definition of Shantung

1. Noun. A heavy fabric, with a rough surface, made from wild silk ¹

2. Noun. A fabric of some other material having the same characteristics ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shantung

1. a silk fabric [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shantung

shanks' mare
shanks' nag
shanks' pony
shannies
shannonite
shanny
shans
shantey
shanteys
shanti
shanties
shantih
shantihs
shantis
shants
shantung (current term)
shantungs
shanty
shanty town
shanty towns
shantylike
shantyman
shantymen
shantytown
shantytowns
shaobing
shaojiu
shaomai
shaomais
shapable

Literary usage of Shantung

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York public library (1921)
"DA The shantung controversy, map. (Current history magazine, New York Times. ... Article of William H. Taft relative to the shantung provision of the peace ..."

2. Treaty of Peace with Germany by Germany (1918- ), Germany (1918- ) Treaties, etc. 1918-, Allied and Associated Powers (1914-1920), United States Congress Senate, Germany, etc. 1918 Treaties, June 28 Treaty with Germany, 1919 (1919)
"If within the Province of shantung any matters are undertaken for which foreign ... His Excellency the Governor of the Province of shantung Yuan Shih Kai, ..."

3. Treaty of Peace with Germany by Germany (1918- ), Germany (1918- ) Treaties, etc. 1918-, Allied and Associated Powers (1914-1920), United States Congress Senate, Germany, etc. 1918 Treaties, June 28 Treaty with Germany, 1919 (1919)
"AFFAIRS IK TUB WHOLE PROVINCE OF shantung. If within the Province of shantung any ... His Excellency the Governor of the Province of shantung Yuan Shih Kai, ..."

4. Treaties and Agreements with and Concerning China, 1894-1919: A Collection by John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1921)
"In the Province of shantung outside the leased territory of ... Therefore Chinese officials and workmen employed by the shantung Mining Company within this ..."

5. Treaties and Agreements with and Concerning China, 1894-1919: A Collection by John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1921)
"In the Province of shantung outside the leased territory of ... Therefore Chinese officials and workmen employed by the shantung Mining Company within this ..."

6. Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin by Public Affairs Information Service (1920)
"KS Latourette. map League of Nations v 2 1915-1918; shantung: and its status. ... Public 22:900-2 Ag 23 '19 shantung provision in the peace treaty and the ..."

7. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1919)
"THE shantung QUESTION IN the great Province of shantung lies the little village ... shantung is the Chinese sacred province, the place to be protected from ..."

8. The New York Times Current HistoryWorld War, 1914-1918 (1920)
"that China should agree to whatever arrangement Japan and Germany came to regarding German rights in shantung. The Chinese Government, compelled by the ..."

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