Shan·dong (shän dông) also Shan·tung (sh nt ng, shänt ng) A province of eastern China bordered by the Bo Hai and the Yellow Sea. The eastern part of the province forms the Shandong Peninsula. Settled since very early times, it became a province under the Ming dynasty. Jinan is the capital. Population: 89,900,000. |
Shandong [ˈʃænˈdʌŋ], Shantung
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(Placename) a province of NE China, on the Yellow Sea and the Gulf of Chihli: part of the earliest organized state of China (1520-1030 bc); consists chiefly of the fertile plain of the lower Yellow River, with mountains over 1500 m (5000 ft.) high in the centre. Capital: Jinan. Pop.: 90 790 000 (2000 est.). Area: 153 300 sq. km (59 189 sq. miles)
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