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Liao

American  
[lyou] / ljaʊ /
Wade-Giles, Pinyin.
  1. a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 907–1125.

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


Liao British  
/ ljaʊ /

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Liao declined to comment when reached Wednesday evening.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

So far, Chinese vice finance minister Liao Min has been involved in discussions with Washington about setting up such a dialogue, people close to Beijing said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Andy Liao, a property developer originally from Chengdu, China who now lives in Sydney, told AFP he and his family had driven down after seeing the street on RedNote.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

Other co-authors include Jiangang Liao, professor of public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, and Camille Moeckel, a fourth-year medical student and research associate at Penn State College of Medicine.

From Science Daily Nov. 16, 2025

The dynasty itself, known in Chinese history as Liao, or “Iron,” disappeared from China 1123, but the name remained attached to the territory which they had ruled.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

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