Shandong

[ shahn-dawng ]

/ ˈʃɑnˈdɔŋ /

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noun Pinyin.

a maritime province in eastern China. 59,189 sq. mi. (153,299 sq. km). Capital: Jinan.

a peninsula in the eastern part of this province, extending into the Yellow Sea.

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How to use Shandong in a sentence

One businessman on Fox Hunt’s list who lived in Canada flew back to surrender in Shandong province in 2016 after police there arrested his ex-wife, according to a Human Rights Watch report.
Operation Fox Hunt: How China Exports Repression Using a Network of Spies Hidden in Plain Sight|by Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg|July 22, 2021|ProPublica
Data suggested worsening air pollution levels in Inner Mongolia and Shandong, he said.
China’s Chernobyl Cleans Up Its Act|The Telegraph|October 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Biography Mo Yan was born to a family of farmers in the Gaomi township in Shandong province in northeastern China.
60 Second Guide to Mo Yan: 2012 Winner of Nobel Prize for Literature|The Daily Beast|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
While they were invented in Shandong about seven years ago, they've just now caught on and are being mass-produced.
Here's The Face-Kini, Summer's Craziest New Trend|Isabel Wilkinson|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

It's' a new kind of "protective head mask" that is all the rage in China's Shandong province.
Here's The Face-Kini, Summer's Craziest New Trend|Isabel Wilkinson|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I also hope the central government will keep its promise to investigate Shandong officials.
Chen Guangcheng’s Flight to Freedom|Melinda Liu|May 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Shandong

Shandong

Shantung

/ (ˈʃænˈdʌŋ) /

noun

a province of NE China, on the Yellow Sea and the Gulf of Chihli: part of the earliest organized state of China (1520–1030 bc); consists chiefly of the fertile plain of the lower Yellow River, with mountains over 1500 m (5000 ft) high in the centre. Capital: Jinan. Pop: 91 250 000 (2003 est). Area: 153 300 sq km (59 189 sq miles)

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