SINCE 1828
Dalian
geographical name
Da·lian
| \ ˈdä-ˈlyen
\
\
variants:
or Ta-lien
or Luda
or Lu-ta \ ˈlü-ˈdä
\
or Dairen \ ˈdī-ˈren
\
\
or Dairen \ ˈdī-ˈren
\
Definition of Dalian
city in the northeastern China province of Liaoning and a major port on the Liaodong Peninsula population 1,723,302
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