Liaoyang

Liao·yang
L1I1A1O1Y4A1N1G2

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Liao-yang

  1. A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China.

    It was just such a mob as this, started by undisciplined soldiers, which resulted in the death of Rev. Mr. Wylie, of the Scotch United Presbyterian Mission, at Liaoyang.

    1895 April, “Editorial Paragraphs”, in The Missionary Herald, volume XCI, number IV, →OCLC, page 130
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    * China’s top state energy group CNPC has started test runs at a new crude unit in subsidiary plant in Liaoyang that’s designated to process Russian crude oil, the group said on Monday[…] * Reuters has reported Liaoyang was expected to become a main Russian oil processor under CNPC from end of this year after a major upgrade. For now, CNPC’s Dalian refinery is taking most of the increased supplies of Russian crude from the East Siberian Pacific Ocean pipeline (ESPO).

    2018 July 22, Chen Aizhu, “China's CNPC starts test runs at new crude unit in Liaoyang for Russian oil”, in Gopakumar Warrier, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 14 May 2022, Commodities News

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Mandarin遼陽 /辽阳
  2. EnglishLiaoyang

Borrowed from Mandarin 遼陽 /辽阳 (Liáoyáng).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 遼陽 /辽阳
  • 遼陽 /辽阳 (Liáoyáng)prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China
French Liaoyang
  • Liaoyangprefecture-level city of Liaoning, China
Polish Liaoyang
  • Liaoyangprefecture-level city of Liaoning, China
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APA

Liaoyang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liaoyang

MLA

“Liaoyang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liaoyang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Liaoyang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liaoyang.

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