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Long March
noun
- the 6,000-mile (9,654-km) retreat of the Chinese Communist Party and Red Army from southeastern China (Jiangxi province) to the northwest (Yanan in Shaanxi province) in 1934–35, during which Mao Zedong became leader of the Communist party.
Long March
noun
- the Long Marcha journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
Long March
- An important event in the history of the Chinese communists . Driven from southern and eastern China by Chiang Kai-shek at the end of the 1920s, the communist leader Mao Zedong led his forces on a long march to safety in the northwest part of China. From there, they staged attacks on the Japanese invaders and eventually on Chinese government troops — attacks that led to their conquest of China in 1949.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Long March1
First recorded in 1935–40; translation of Chinese chángzhēng
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Example Sentences
We left Fort Kearney behind, but made only ten and a half miles, none of us being in the long-march humor.
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Yet one more long march, this time straight across the entrenched camp of Verdun.
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