Dandong
Syllables: Dan·dong/ˈdænˈdɔŋ/
Dandong proper noun: a prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China, across the Yalu River from Sinuiju, North Pyongan, North Korea.
Proper noun
Dandong
- A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China, across the Yalu River from Sinuiju, North Pyongan, North Korea.
- Another 40km south of Samjiyon is the Amnok riverbank city of Hyesan, opposite China, worth visiting for another China/DPRK comparison that’s also a favourite for visitors to Dandong (see page 205).2008, Robert Willoughby, “Mt Paektu”, in North Korea (Bradt Travel Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 201
- The project is expected to see the revival of a long-stalled plan to create a special economic zone at Sinuiju, a North Korean city in North Pyeongan province directly across the Yalu River from the Chinese city of Dandong.2013 September 6, Joon Ho Kim, Richard Finney, “North Korea Plans Tourist, Economic Zones to Lure Foreign Cash”, in Doeun Han, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2015
Synonyms of Dandong
Forms of Dandong
| alternative form | Tan-tung |
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| alternative form | Tantung |
Origin of Dandong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 丹東 /丹东 (Dāndōng).
Questions about Dandong
- What does Dandong mean?
- Dandong means a prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China, across the Yalu River from Sinuiju, North Pyongan, North Korea.
- What part of speech is Dandong?
- Dandong is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Dandong?
- Dandong is pronounced /ˈdænˈdɔŋ/.
Words near Dandong in the dictionary
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