[shahn-dawng] 
| 1. | a maritime province in E China. 55,520,000; 59,189 sq. mi. (153,299 sq. km). Capital: Jinan. |
| 2. | a peninsula in the E part of this province, extending into the Yellow Sea. |
| Shan·dong (shän'dông') A province of eastern China bordered by the Bo Hai and the Yellow Sea. The eastern part of the province forms the Shandong Peninsula. Settled since very early times, it became a province under the Ming dynasty. Jinan is the capital. Population: 89,900,000. |