Liaoning

American  

[lyou-ning] / ˈlyaʊˈnɪŋ /

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

1. a province in northeastern China. 58,301 sq. mi. (151,000 sq. km). Shenyang.

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Liaoning British  

/ ˈljaʊˈnɪŋ /

noun

1. a province of NE China, in S Manchuria. Capital: Shenyang. Pop: 42 100 000 (2003 est). Area: 150 000 sq km (58 500 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

A Chinese J-15 jet fighter that took off from the Chinese navy’s Liaoning aircraft carrier on Saturday locked its radar on a Japanese F-15 that was investigating its presence in the airspace over international waters near Okinawa, Japan’s defense minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, said on his official X account.

From The Wall Street Journal

The domestically-built vessel can carry planes with heavier weapons and fuel loads so they can strike enemy targets from a greater distance, making it more powerful than China's first two carriers, the Liaoning and the Shandong - both built by the Russians.

From BBC

In the last few weeks China's two aircraft carriers, the Shandong and the Liaoning, have been conducting simultaneous drills in the Pacific, in an unprecedented move.

From BBC

The map also shows the Liaoning sailing past the "second island chain", a line of defence outlined in US foreign policy doctrine that connects Japan to Guam.

From BBC

This is a different world from Liaoning - the shiny new buildings that are rising up host tech companies such as Alibaba and Ant, a magnet for ambitious, young entrepreneurs.

From BBC