English noun: Yalu River |
1. | Yalu River (object) river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China) |
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| Synonyms | Yalu |
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| Instance hypernym | river |
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| Part meronym | D.P.R.K., Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK, North Korea |
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| Domain region | Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China |
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2. | Yalu River (act) a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back |
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| Instance hypernym | pitched battle |
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| Part meronym | Korean War |
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| Domain region | D.P.R.K., Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK, North Korea |
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