居きょ留りゅう地ち

noun

foreign settlement; concession

Historical term for designated areas in Japan and China where foreign nationals resided and conducted trade under extraterritoriality, especially in treaty ports from the late Edo to early Showa periods.

• 横よこ浜はまにはかつて広こう大だいな外がい国こく人じん居きょ留りゅう地ちがあった。

  Yokohama once had a large foreign settlement.

• 上海しゃんはいの旧きゅうフランス居きょ留りゅう地ちは今いまも人にん気きの観かん光こう地ちだ。

  The former French concession in Shanghai is still a popular tourist spot today.

noun

reservation (e.g. American Indian)

Rare extended use for Native American reservations; more commonly expressed as 保留地 or インディアン居留地.

• アメリカ先せん住じゅう民みんの居きょ留りゅう地ちは、歴れき史し的てきに複ふく雑ざつな問もん題だいを抱かかえている。

  Native American reservations have historically complex issues.