Liao

[ lyou ]

/ lyaʊ /

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Wade-Giles, Pinyin.

a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 907–1125.

a river in NE China, flowing through S Manchuria into the Gulf of Liaotung. 700 miles (1,125 km) long.

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Words nearby Liao

Liakoura, liana, liang, Liang Ch'i-ch'ao, Lianyungang, Liao, Liaodong, Liao He, Liaoning, Liaoyang, Liaoyuan

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How to use Liao in a sentence

In the end, Liao himself was spirited out of China and settled in Germany.
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Liao, who is now in Germany, says Li played no part in his escape, and has organized an online petition calling for his release.
China Cracks Down on Poet Li Bifeng and Dissident Writer Li Yuanlong|Duncan Hewitt|November 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
From the end of August, Kuroki coperated with the two other army corps which had simultaneously been closing upon Liao-yang.
Japan|Various
The battle of Liao-yang while not the greatest, was in some respects the most desperate, engagement of the war.
Japan|Various

The Liao at this point, little more than half a mile wide, is literally covered with vessels of every description.
Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan|Pter Vay
After the battle of Liao-yang, the armies seemed idle so far as news from the front went.
The Story of Russia|R. Van Bergen, M.A.
Japan has yielded the Liao-tung Peninsula; but the nation is full of sullen anger against Russia and the interference-powers.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland

British Dictionary definitions for Liao

Liao

/ (ljaʊ) /

noun

a river in NE China, rising in SE Inner Mongolia and flowing northeast then southwest to the Gulf of Liaodong. Length: about 1100 km (700 miles)

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