Liao

/ljaʊ/name
Elementary
1

A river of Manchuria (northeastern China)

2

One of various medieval dynasties of Khitan rulers in Chinese history originally from its watershed

3

Liaoning, a Chinese province surrounding and named for the Liao watershed

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