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Caracorum

Caracorum is the alternative form of Karakorum.

Meaning of Karakorum

Proper noun

Karakorum

  1. (historical) A city, once capital of the Mongol Empire (1235–1260) and later of the Northern Yuan (1371–1388).
    • Karakorum, once the capital of Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire, lies in ruins scattered in the vicinity of the present-day town of Harhorin.1996, Trudy Ring, Noelle Watson, Paul Schellinger, editors, International Dictionary of Historic Places, Volume 5: Asia and Oceania, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 451

Questions about Caracorum

What is Caracorum the alternative form of?
Caracorum is the alternative form of Karakorum.

Words near Caracorum in the dictionary

  1. caracoly
  2. caracora
  3. caracoras
  4. caracore
  5. caracores
  6. Caracorum
  7. caracs
  8. caract
  9. Caractacus
  10. caracter
  11. caracters

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