Liao-ning

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Liaoning: A province in northeastern China. alt-of, alternative, dated

    "The strategic and naturally rich province of Liao-ning was turned into an under-supplied and severely mismanaged backwater. In an effort to make a name for himself and prove the efficacy of his leadership in the province, Mao Yuan-hsin fabricated a series of 'new events' in Liao-ning."

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"The strategic and naturally rich province of Liao-ning was turned into an under-supplied and severely mismanaged backwater. In an effort to make a name for himself and prove the efficacy of his leadership in the province, Mao Yuan-hsin fabricated a series of 'new events' in Liao-ning."

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of its Mandarin 遼寧 /辽宁 (Liáoníng).

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