Liao-yang

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of Liaoyang. alt-of, alternative

    "In May, a second Japanese army landed on the Liaotung Peninsula, cutting off the Port Arthur garrison from reinforcement by the main body of Russian forces in Manchuria and then pushing northward to win pitched battles at Fu-hsien and Liao-yang before the Russians finally fell back on Mukden (now Shen-yang)."

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liaoning

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"In May, a second Japanese army landed on the Liaotung Peninsula, cutting off the Port Arthur garrison from reinforcement by the main body of Russian forces in Manchuria and then pushing northward to win pitched battles at Fu-hsien and Liao-yang before the Russians finally fell back on Mukden (now Shen-yang)."

Etymology

From Mandarin 遼陽 /辽阳 (Liáoyáng) Wade–Giles romanization: Liao²-yang².

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