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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