HyperDic: treaty_port

English > 1 sense of the expression *treaty port*:
NOUN	location	treaty port	a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty

English > *treaty port*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaning	A port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty.
Broader	port	A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country