YALU RIVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Yalu River mean? 

• YALU RIVER (noun)
  The noun YALU RIVER has 2 senses:

1. river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)

2. 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

  Familiarity information: YALU RIVER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• YALU RIVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

River in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Yalu; Yalu River

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Domain region:

Cathay; China; Communist China; mainland China; People's Republic of China; PRC; Red China (a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world)

Holonyms ("Yalu River" is a part of...):

D.P.R.K.; Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK; North Korea (a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

Domain region:

D.P.R.K.; Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK; North Korea (a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948)

Holonyms ("Yalu River" is a part of...):

Korean War (a war between North and South Korea; South Korea was aided by the United States and other members of the United Nations; 1950-1953)