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LIAO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Liao mean?
• LIAO (noun)
The noun LIAO has 1 sense:
1. the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125
Familiarity information: LIAO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Liao; Liao dynasty
Hypernyms ("Liao" is a kind of...):
dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)
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