Meaning Of The Word Treaty port

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treaty port in American English
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
noun: any of the ports in China, Japan, or Korea through which trade with foreign countries was permitted by special treaty

treaty port in British English
noun: (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

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