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Juguang

Syllables: Ju·guang

Juguang proper noun: a rural township and island group of Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.

juguang: a rural township and island group of Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands
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Proper noun

Juguang

  1. A rural township and island group of Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.
    • Located at the northern end of the exercise area, Mazu Dao consists of Dongju [Tungchu] and Xiju [Hsichu] Islets. Formerly under the administration of Fujian's Lianjiang County, it is now called Four Townships and Five Islets. Prior to the Spring Festival, residents on Mazu's Juguang [Chukuang]...1996 March 21 [1996 March 18], He Jixiong (0149 2623 7160) [何机雄], “There Is a Feeling of Insecurity on Jinmen, Mazu, and Other Islands”, in Daily Report: China, number 96-056, Foreign Broadcast...
    • The president said that from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. he had travelled to the Matsu County to visit seven of its islands, including Nangang, Beigan, Dongyin, Liangdao, Gaodeng, and the Jyuguang island.[2005 September 9, “President Chen Receives the Delegation from the Chinese-American Elected Officials”, in 中華民國總統府 [Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan)], archived from the original...

Synonyms of Juguang

Forms of Juguang

alternative formChukuang
alternative formJyuguang

Origin of Juguang

Late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 莒光 (Jǔguāng, literally “the glory of Ju”). The glory of Ju references the spirit of recovering a lost country following the example of Tian Dan when he recovered the state of Qi from the small base area of Ju; the spirit of building a hardworking, thrifty military to carry forward the mission of the recovery of lost territory. By analogy, to apply to the situation of the Republic of China on Taiwan and mainland China under the People's Republic of China.

Questions about Juguang

What does Juguang mean?
Juguang means a rural township and island group of Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.
What part of speech is Juguang?
Juguang is a proper noun.

Words near Juguang in the dictionary

  1. Jugoslavs
  2. jugrigger
  3. jugriggers
  4. jugs
  5. jugsful
  6. Juguang
  7. jugula
  8. jugular
  9. jugular foramen
  10. jugular foramina
  11. jugular notch

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