transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgwän-ˈdu̇ŋ, ˈkwän-ˈtu̇ŋ ]
geographical name
former territory NE China in S Manchuria at tip of Liaodong Peninsula; leased to Russia 1898-1905, to Japan 1905-45, & to Russia again 1945-55; included cities of Port Arthur & Dairen