Liao (lyou), principal river of NE China, c.900 mi (1,450 km) long, rising in Inner Mongolia and flowing east then south through the fertile Liao alluvial plain to the Gulf of Liaodong. The eastern branch, its main tributary, joins it at the Jilin-Liaoning prov. border. The shallow, silt-laden Liao is navigable for light junks c.400 mi (640 km) upstream. It was the main route into S Manchuria until the construction of the railroad in the early 20th cent. Through sedimentation, the Liao delta has steadily grown.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125
Synonym: Liao dynasty
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Liao can mean:
- Liao Dynasty (915–1125), a former dynasty in northern China founded by the Khitan people
- Northern Liao (1122–1123), state founded by the Khitans in northern China
- Western Liao (1124–1218), or Kara-Khitan Khanate, Khitan empire in Central Asia
- Liaoning, abbreviated as Liao, province of China
- Liao (surname) (廖), a Chinese family name
- Liao River, river in northeast China
- House Liao of the Capellan Confederation in the fictional BattleTech universe
- liao, a grammatical particle in Singlish
- King Liao of Wu, king of Wu state in Spring and Autumn Period
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