Kwantung
geographical name
Kwan·tung
| \ ˈgwän-ˈdu̇ŋ
, ˈkwän-ˈtu̇ŋ\
, ˈkwän-ˈtu̇ŋ\
Definition of Kwantung
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