Liaodong
[ lyou-dawng ]
/ ˈlyaʊˈdɔŋ /
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noun Pinyin.
a peninsula in NE China, extending S into the Yellow Sea.
Gulf of, a gulf W of this peninsula.
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Also Wade-Giles, Liao·tung .
Words nearby Liaodong
liana, liang, Liang Ch'i-ch'ao, Lianyungang, Liao, Liaodong, Liao He, Liaoning, Liaoyang, Liaoyuan, liar
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British Dictionary definitions for Liaodong
Liaodong
Liaotung (ˈljaʊˈtʊŋ)
/ (ˈljaʊˈdʊŋ) /
noun
Liaodong Pensinsula a peninsula of NE China, in S Manchuria extending south into the Yellow Sea: forms the S part of Liaoning province
Gulf of Liaodong the N part of the Gulf of Chihli, west of the Liaodong Peninsula
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