Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeastern China on the southern tip of the Shandong Peninsula. It was leased in 1898 to the Germans, who established a famed brewery.
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- proper noun a city in eastern
China on theYellow Sea
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On Monday, a ship loaded with Norwegian iron ore is expected to dock in Qingdao, China, marking the first passage of a commercial cargo ship from Europe to Asia through the Arctic waters.
Global Warming Gives Boost to Commercial Cargo Business 2010
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On Monday, a ship loaded with Norwegian iron ore is expected to dock in Qingdao, China, marking the first passage of a commercial cargo ship from Europe to Asia through the Arctic waters.
Global Warming Gives Boost to Commercial Cargo Business 2010
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To accelerate the research and development of such algae-based aviation biofuels, Boeing earlier this year opened a joint research laboratory in Qingdao with a Chinese government research institute and is looking at expanding the effort to other labs.
Boeing Plans China Biofuel Test Norihiko Shirouzu 2010
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Officials in Qingdao said pollution and poor water quality did not have a "substantial link" to the current outbreak, according to Xinhua.
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Officials in Qingdao said pollution and poor water quality did not have a "substantial link" to the current outbreak, according to Xinhua.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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Qingdao is the first city to introduce the auction, since the Ministry of Finance and the State Oceanographic Bureau co-issued a circular on raising and unifying the charge on sea use across the country in January.
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The super fat cat belongs to Xu Jirong who lives in Qingdao, China. 2 more pics after the jump.
Super Michael Bros 2006
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Sailing will be in Qingdao City on China's east coast.
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Ms. Wang’s Chinese name, identification number and contact information were posted, along with directions to her parents’ apartment in Qingdao, a Chinese port city.
Why Are the Negative Minority Always the Loudest Voices? fantasyecho 2008
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Scientists from the Robot Research Center at the Shandong University of Science and Technology in Qingdao, China, performed the work, which enables them to direct the pigeon’s flight (take off, hover, fly forward, turn right or left) by remote control.
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