Dalian
Syllables: Da·lian/dɑːliˈæn/
Dalian proper noun: a major subprovincial city of Liaoning, in northeastern China.
Proper noun
Dalian
- A major subprovincial city of Liaoning, in northeastern China.
- In a rare interview, Ms. Sun spoke with pride about her blue collar past. “I come from a worker’s background, and I have a very deep and special feeling for organized labor,” she told the Dalian Daily.
- As party secretary of Dalian, a city in northeastern China, Ms. Sun honed her political acumen.2022 October 19, Alexandra Stevenson, “For Women in China’s Communist Party, It’s Lonely at the Top”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Oct 2022
Adjective
IPA/ˈdɑːliən/
Dalian (comparative more Dalian, superlative most Dalian)
- Of or relating to Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), Spanish surrealist painter.
- Synonyms:
- Dalinian
Dalian meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese
Dalian in Arabic
- subprovincial city in northeastern China
- دَالْيَان dālyān
Dalian in Vietnamese
- subprovincial city in northeastern China
- Đại Liên
Synonyms of Dalian
Forms of Dalian
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Ta-lien |
| alternative form | Talien |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Dalian |
| superlative | most Dalian |
Origin of Dalian
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大連 /大连 (Dàlián), ultimately from Russian Да́льний (Dálʹnij, literally “distant”). Related to the name of the bay called after a village located on the opposite side of the bay.
From Dalí + -an.
Words that rhyme with Dalian
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- clan
- ban
- Cheyenne
- Longshan
- Nanshan
- plan
- an
- gan
- Gushan
- han
- Hongshan
- mann
- nan
- stan
- tan
- unman
- Baoshan
- Dongshan
- flan
- Heshan
- Jinshan
- langshan
- marzipan
- panne
- Qishan
- ran
- rattan
- bantustan
- began
- chan
- Fengshan
- Fran
- Guanshan
- Hengshan
- Huangshan
- Huishan
- japan
- Lausanne
- Lianshan
- Lushan
- Marianne
- Pingshan
- scran
- sedan
- shan
- than
- trapan
- trepan
Questions about Dalian
- What does Dalian mean?
- Dalian means a major subprovincial city of Liaoning, in northeastern China.
- What is Dalian in Arabic?
- Dalian in Arabic is دَالْيَان (dālyān). See Dalian meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Dalian?
- Dalian can be a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Dalian?
- Dalian is pronounced /dɑːliˈæn/.
Words near Dalian in the dictionary
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