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Kangju

Syllables: Kang·ju

Kangju proper noun: a former kingdom in Central Asia, known to the Chinese in antiquity and today identified as Sogdiana.

Proper noun

Kangju

  1. A former kingdom in Central Asia, known to the Chinese in antiquity and today identified as Sogdiana.

Origin of Kangju

From Mandarin 康居 (Kāngjū).

Questions about Kangju

What does Kangju mean?
Kangju means a former kingdom in Central Asia, known to the Chinese in antiquity and today identified as Sogdiana.
What part of speech is Kangju?
Kangju is a proper noun.

Words near Kangju in the dictionary

  1. kanging
  2. Kangiqsualujjuaq
  3. Kangiryuarmiutun
  4. Kangjam
  5. Kangjei
  6. Kangju
  7. kangkong
  8. kangkung
  9. Kangla
  10. Kangladesh
  11. Kangladeshi

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