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Definition of 'Dalian'

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Dalian (dɑːlˈjɛn ) or Talien (tɑːlˈjɛn )

noun

a city in NE China, at the end of the Liaodong Peninsula: with the adjoining city of Lüshun comprises the port complex of Lüda. Pop: 2 709 000 (2005 est)

. Former name : Dairen

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Dalian in American English (ˈdɑˈljɛn ; däˈlyenˈ)

seaport in Liaoning province, NE China

see also Lüda

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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