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Dalian.

A major subprovincial city of Liaoning, in northeastern China.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/dɑːliˈæn//dɑːliˈɛn/
  1. A major subprovincial city of Liaoning, in northeastern China.

Where this word comes from

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.

adj/ˈdɑːliən//dɑːˈliːən/
  1. Of or relating to Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), Spanish surrealist painter.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Dalí Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Dalian From Dalí + -an.

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