Liaodong

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Liaodong

(ˈljaʊˈdʊŋ) or

Liaotung

n
1. (Placename) Liaodong Pensinsula a peninsula of NE China, in S Manchuria extending south into the Yellow Sea: forms the S part of Liaoning province
2. (Placename) Gulf of Liaodong the N part of the Gulf of Chihli, west of the Liaodong Peninsula
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Liao•dong

or Liao•tung

(ˈlyaʊˈdɔŋ)

n.
1. a peninsula in NE China, extending S into the Yellow Sea.
2. Gulf of, a gulf W of this peninsula.
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