Dalian

Dal·ian  (dälyän) also Ta·lien (tälyn) Formerly Dai·ren (drn)

A city of northeast China on the Liaodong Peninsula and the Bo Hai. A major seaport, it was opened to foreign commerce in 1901 and occupied by the Japanese during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Population: 2,110,000.

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Dalian [dɑːlˈjɛn], Talien [tɑːlˈjɛn]

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(Placename) a city in NE China, at the end of the Liaodong Peninsula: with the adjoining city of Lü-shun comprises the port complex of Lüda. Pop.: 2 000 944 (1999 est.) Former name Dairen

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Dalian - a port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda Dairen, Talien Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world Luda, Luta - an industrial conurbation in northeastern China on the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula; it now includes the cities of Dalian and Lushun