Liaoning
Syllables: Liao·ning
Liaoning proper noun: a province in northeastern China. Capital: Shenyang.
Proper noun
Liaoning
- A province in northeastern China. Capital: Shenyang.
- Name of Fengtien province changed to Liaoning.1929 March 9 [1929 February 27], “From the Chinese Press”, in The China Weekly Review, volume XLVIII, number 2, →OCLC, page 79, column 1
- The course of the Yalu river traverses a track of country ranging from 124 20' to 128 40' E. Long. and from 39 50' to 42 15, N. Lat., the course of its main stream affording a boundary line on the south-western side of Changpai Mountain (長白山), dividing the southern parts of Liaoning Province from...1931, Wu Lien-teh, editor, Manchurian Plague Prevention Service Reports 1929-1930, volume VII, pages 208–209
Liaoning meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Indonesian and Vietnamese
Liaoning in Hindi
- province of China
- लियाओनिंग liyāoniṅg
Liaoning in Arabic
- province of China
- لْيَاوْنِينْغ lyawninḡ
Liaoning in Indonesian
- province of China
- Liaoning
Liaoning in Vietnamese
- province of China
- Liêu Ninh
More languagesFewer languages
- Liaoning in Myanmar
- လျောင်းနင် lyaung:nang
Examples of Liaoning in a sentence
- Indications that the Maoists are tightening their grip on farmers came in a May 7 People's Daily report from a commune at Changwu of Liaoning province.1976 May 30, L. Chen, “Hua Kuo-feng's grip on farmers”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVII, number 21, Taipei, page 3:
- After living in a village in China’s northeastern Liaoning province for 2 1/2 years, Kim Jungah could no longer bear the possibility of her daughter seeing her dragged away by Chinese authorities.2017 December 12, Hyung-jin Kim, “AP Exclusive: Sold NKorean brides face hard choices in China”, in AP News, archived from the original on...
Synonyms of Liaoning
Forms of Liaoning
| alternative form (dated) | Liao-ning |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | Liao Ning |
Origin of Liaoning
c. 1929 From Wade–Giles romanization and/or Postal Romanization, from Mandarin 遼寧 /辽宁 (Liáoníng, literally “Tranquil Liao”); later reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin, from the name of the main river of the area. The name was restored to the area in 1954 upon the merging of the Liaoxi (“West Liao”) and Liaodong (“East Liao”) provinces.
Words formed from Liaoning
Questions about Liaoning
- What does Liaoning mean?
- Liaoning means a province in northeastern China. Capital: Shenyang.
- What is Liaoning in Hindi?
- Liaoning in Hindi is लियाओनिंग (liyāoniṅg). See Liaoning meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Liaoning in a sentence?
- Indications that the Maoists are tightening their grip on farmers came in a May 7 People's Daily report from a commune at Changwu of Liaoning province.
- What part of speech is Liaoning?
- Liaoning is a proper noun.
Words near Liaoning in the dictionary
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