Liaoning

[ lyou-ning ]

nounPinyin, Wade-Giles.

a province in northeastern China. 58,301 sq. mi. (151,000 sq. km). Capital: Shenyang.

Formerly Fengtien.

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How to use Liaoning in a sentence

The visibility in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province, was measured at less than 656 feet.
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Born in Shenyang, a city in the northeastern province of Liaoning, Xiaojiong grew up not knowing another lesbian.
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British Dictionary definitions for Liaoning

Liaoning

/ (ˈljaʊˈnɪŋ) /

noun

a province of NE China, in S Manchuria. Capital: Shenyang. Pop: 42 100 000 (2003 est). Area: 150 000 sq km (58 500 sq miles)

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