Kwantung

geographical name

Kwan·​tung ˈgwän-ˈdu̇ŋ 

ˈkwän-ˈtu̇ŋ

former territory of northeastern China in southern Manchuria at the tip of Liaodong Peninsula; leased to Russia 1898–1905, to Japan 1905–45, and to Russia again 1945–55; included the cities of Port Arthur and Dairen