<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an urban municipality in southern Liaoning province, in northeastern China, on the southern tip of the Liaodong peninsula: comprises the old cities of Dalian and Lüshun, and five adjacent counties.</li><li>about 1,300 sq. mi. (3,367 sq. km).</li><li>an old city in southern Liaoning province, in northeastern China: one of the finest harbors on the East Asian coast; now part of the urban area of Dalian.</li><li>formerly (Japanese) Dairen.</li></ul>