Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liaoyang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: Liao-yang
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China.

Example Sentences

"It was just such a mob as this, started by undisciplined soldiers, which resulted in the death of Rev. Mr. Wylie, of the Scotch United Presbyterian Mission, at Liaoyang."
"* China’s top state energy group CNPC has started test runs at a new crude unit in subsidiary plant in Liaoyang that’s designated to process Russian crude oil, the group said on Monday[…] * Reuters has reported Liaoyang was expected to become a main Russian oil processor under CNPC from end of this year after a major upgrade. For now, CNPC’s Dalian refinery is taking most of the increased supplies of Russian crude from the East Siberian Pacific Ocean pipeline (ESPO)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 遼陽 /辽阳 (Liáoyáng).

Word Breakdown

Root: 遼陽

Inflected Forms

Liao-yang (alternative)

Questions

What does liaoyang mean?: A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China.
Where does liaoyang come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 遼陽 /辽阳 (Liáoyáng).

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