| NOUN | object | Yalu River, Yalu | river in eastern Asia |
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| act | Yalu River | a battle in the Korean War (November 1950) |
| 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). | |
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| Synonym | Yalu | |
| Instance of | river | A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek) |
| Part of | North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, D.P.R.K., DPRK | A communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula |
| Region | China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, Cathay | A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia |
| Spanish | Yalu | |
| 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. | |
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| Instance of | pitched battle | A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place |
| Part of | Korean War | A war between North and South Korea |
| Region | North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, D.P.R.K., DPRK | A communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula |
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