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Jihun

Jihun proper noun: the Ceyhan river.

Proper noun

Jihun

  1. The Ceyhan river.
    • Anazarbus...an ancient Cilician city, situated in the Aleian plain about 10 m. W. of the main stream of the Pyramus (Jihun)1911, Hugh Chisholm, editor, Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., Anazarbus
    • Skies like a zone our weary lives enclose, / And from our tear-stained eyes a Jihun flows; / Hell is a fire enkindled of our griefs; / Heaven but a moment's peace, stolen from our woes.1883, Omar Khayyám, trans. Edward Henry Whinfield, Quatrains of Omar Khayyám, No. 92, page 60

Questions about Jihun

What does Jihun mean?
Jihun means the Ceyhan river.
What part of speech is Jihun?
Jihun is a proper noun.

Words near Jihun in the dictionary

  1. jihadizing
  2. jihads
  3. Jihchao
  4. jihobbyist
  5. jihobbyists
  6. Jihun
  7. Jijel
  8. Jiji
  9. Jijia
  10. Jijiga
  11. jiju

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