Antung

[ ahn-doong; English an-toong ]

noun

, Wade-Giles.

1. former name of Dandong.
2. a former province of China, in Manchuria.

Antung

/ ˈænˈtʊŋ /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Andong

Example Sentences

Of this total, those living at Dairen number 63,745; Fushun, 12,659; Mukden, 12,268; Port Arthur, 9379; Antung, 7057, and Anshan, 6678, while those resident in the jurisdiction of Kwantung Province number 74,893.

From Project Gutenberg

The Chinese Communists do not like to have intruders flying over the northern half of the Yellow Sea, in the vicinity of Port Arthur and Dairen or the big MIG base at Antung, but the U.S. insists on its right to fly over international waters.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week eight Sabres from a South Korean base were jumped by 15 or 16 MIGs over open water some 40 or 50 miles southwest of Antung.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Communists, still working toward committing their air force against U.N. forces, have built 50 new air bases in North Korea, in recent months have built up their strength at Sinuiju, although they have a bigger & better field in their Manchurian sanctuary just across the Yalu at Antung.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even so, every once in a while, a special flight of red-nosed MIGs scrambles up from Antung across the Yalu.

From Time Magazine Archive