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Dairen

Dairen

1 9.4
A port and shipbuilding center in northeast China now part of Dalian
  • proper noun
: Dairen
  • Historical maps often use the name Dairen for what is now known as Dalian.

Examples

  • Dairen is a bustling port city in northeastern China.

  • The port facilities at Dairen made it a strategic target during the Russo-Japanese War.

  • During the early 20th century, Dairen was an important base for international trade in the region.

  • Have you ever visited Dairen?

  • The cargo ship arrived at the bustling port of Dairen in northeastern China.

  • Tourists visited Dairen to explore its rich shipbuilding history and beautiful coastal views.

  • The fishing boats docked safely at the harbor in Dairen, ready to unload their catch.

Synonyms

Dalian
vsDairen
3 6.3

A major port city in northeast China on the Liaodong Peninsula

is the smaller port area now incorporated into that larger city
Talien
vsDairen
  • Archaic
9.6

A port city in the northeast of China now called Dalian

means the same but uses a different historical naming

Surface Forms

Dairen main

Etymology

The name Dairen comes from the Japanese reading of the Chinese place name 大連, where the characters 大 mean 'big' and 連 mean 'link' or 'connect', so you can think of it as a 'big link' or 'great connection'. That's why older maps and books call the port Dairen, while today the city is known as Dalian.