租そ界かい

noun

foreign concession; settlement

Historical term for areas in China leased to foreign powers, especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Often used in historical or political contexts.

• 上海しゃんはいの租そ界かいには多おおくの外がい国こく人じんが住すんでいた。

  Many foreigners lived in the Shanghai concession.

• 租そ界かいは不ふ平びょう等どう条じょう約やくの結けっ果かとして設もうけられた。

  The concessions were established as a result of unequal treaties.