English Explanatory Dictionary

Dalian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A major subprovincial city of Liaoning, in northeastern China.
adj
  1. Of or relating to Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), Spanish surrealist painter.

Pronunciation

/dɑːliˈæn/ /dɑːliˈɛn/ däʹlyěnʹ /ˈdɑːliən/ /dɑːˈliːən/

Word forms

Dalian Ta-lien Talien more Dalian most Dalian

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大連 /大连 (Dàlián), ultimately from Russian Да́льний (Dálʹnij, literally “distant”). Related to the name of the bay called after a village located on the opposite side of the bay.

Synonyms

Dalinian

Related words

Dairen Dalniy Lüda Port Arthur
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