Liaodong

[ lyou-dawng ]
/ ˈlyaʊˈdɔŋ /

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.
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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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