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Dunhuang

Syllables: Dun·huang/dʊnˈhwæŋ/

Dunhuang proper noun: a county-level city of Jiuquan, Gansu, China.

Proper noun

Dunhuang

  1. A county-level city of Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
  2. (historical) A former commandery in Gansu, China, under various imperial dynasties.
  3. (historical) A former kingdom in Gansu, China, during the early 10th century.
    Synonyms:
    Guiyi

Dunhuang meaning in Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese

Dunhuang in Indonesian

county-level city in Gansu, China
Dunhuang

Dunhuang in Thai

county-level city in Gansu, China
ตุนหวง

Dunhuang in Vietnamese

county-level city in Gansu, China
Đôn Hoàng

Synonyms of Dunhuang

  • Guiyi

Forms of Dunhuang

alternative formTunhwang
alternative formTun-huang
alternative formTunhuang

Origin of Dunhuang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 敦煌 (Dūnhuáng).

Words formed from Dunhuang

Questions about Dunhuang

What does Dunhuang mean?
Dunhuang means a county-level city of Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
What is Dunhuang in Indonesian?
Dunhuang in Indonesian is Dunhuang. See Dunhuang meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is Dunhuang?
Dunhuang is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dunhuang?
Dunhuang is pronounced /dʊnˈhwæŋ/.

Words near Dunhuang in the dictionary

  1. Dunham-on-the-Hill
  2. Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford
  3. Dunhampstead
  4. Dunhams
  5. Dunhua
  6. Dunhuang
  7. Dunhuang studies
  8. Dunhuangologist
  9. Dunhuangologists
  10. Dunhuangology
  11. duniewassal

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