Liaodong

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈljaʊˈdʊŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lyou′dông′)


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Liao•dong  (lyou′dông′),USA pronunciation n. [Pinyin.]
  1. Place Namesa peninsula in NE China, extending S into the Yellow Sea.
  2. Place Names Gulf of, a gulf W of this peninsula.
Also,[Wade-Giles,] Liao′tung′. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Liaodong / ˈljaʊˈdʊŋ/, Liaotung / ˈljaʊˈtʊŋ/
  1. Liaodong Pensinsula ⇒ a peninsula of NE China, in S Manchuria extending south into the Yellow Sea: forms the S part of Liaoning province
  2. Gulf of Liaodong ⇒ the N part of the Gulf of Chihli, west of the Liaodong Peninsula
'Liaodong' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Dalian - Great Wall of China - Guandong - Kwantung Leased Territory - Liao - Lüda - Lüshun - Shanhaiguan - Yingkou

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