Pronunciation: ' shän- ' do ̇ ŋ
Variant: or Shan-tung \ ' shan- ' t ə ŋ , ' shän- ' du ̇ ŋ \
Function: geographical name
1 peninsula E China projecting ENE bet. Yellow Sea & Bo Hai
2 province E China including Shandong Peninsula capital Jinan area 59,189 sq mi (153,300 sq km ), pop 84,392,827