Liaoning

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A northeastern province (capital: Shenyang) of China

Related

Similar words

• Fengtien, Fengtian
• Liaoxi & Liaodong
• Liaoyang

Origin

• From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 遼寧 (Liáoníng, lit. "Pacified Liao"), from the name of the main river of the area. The name was restored to the area in 1954 upon the merging of the Liaoxi ("West Liao") and Liaodong ("East Liao") provinces.