Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A province of northeast China north of the Bohai Sea bordering North Korea. Shenyang is the capital.
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- proper noun A
province inChina .
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Examples
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Liu is serving his 11-year sentence at Jinzhou prison in Liaoning, hundreds of miles from his home and wife, Liu Xia, in Beijing.
China's Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace Prize John Pomfret 2010
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Liu is serving his 11-year sentence at Jinzhou prison in Liaoning, hundreds of miles from his home and from his wife, Liu Xia, in Beijing.
China's Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace Prize John Pomfret 2010
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According to The Next Magazine, during a banquet hosted by a Taiwanese businessman, a servant Ms Liu from Liaoning province on the mainland inadvertently revealed the habit of eating infants/fetuses in Liaoning province and her intention to return for the supplement due to health concerns.
Cannibalism In China Seemingly Acceptable If Invoked For Health Purposes | Impact Lab 2007
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But according to the state-run Beijing Morning Post newspaper phone users in Liaoning [...]
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » China Outlaws Obscene Texting 2003
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But according to the state-run Beijing Morning Post newspaper phone users in Liaoning who send “insulting, sexual or fabricated” information could face criminal charges.
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » China Outlaws Obscene Texting 2003
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(And if not, do you think it's a) because the sediment in Liaoning was fine and good for preserving feathers, or b) because feathered dinosaurs just weren't that common in other parts of the world?
The war on parasites: an oviraptorosaur’s eye view Darren Naish 2006
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The 77-year-old Gao grew up in Yixian, a poor corn- and wheat-growing county in southern Liaoning province.
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The 77-year-old Gao grew up in Yixian, a poor corn- and wheat-growing county in southern Liaoning province.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The 77-year-old Gao grew up in Yixian, a poor corn- and wheat-growing county in southern Liaoning province.
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The 77-year-old Gao grew up in Yixian, a poor corn- and wheat-growing county in southern Liaoning province.
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