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Kao-kou-li

Kao-kou-li is the alternative form of Gaogouli.

Meaning of Gaogouli

Proper noun

Gaogouli

  1. Synonym of Goguryeo: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
    • The present-day city of Ji’an at the southern tip of Jilin province was the second capital (3-427 CE) of the Gaogouli kingdom during its middle period. During the twentieth century, Chinese archaeologists mapped out more than 12,000 Gaogouli tombs at 32 localities in the Ji’an region; over 90...2004, Xiaoneng Yang, “Early Imperial China (Qin Dynasty through Southern and Northern Dynasties Period)”, in Xiaoneng Yang, editor, New Perspectives on China's Past: Chinese Archaeology in the...
    Synonyms:
    Goguryeo

Origin of Kao-kou-li

From Mandarin 高句麗 (Gāogōulí), Wade–Giles romanization: Kao¹-kou¹-li².

Questions about Kao-kou-li

What is Kao-kou-li the alternative form of?
Kao-kou-li is the alternative form of Gaogouli.

Words near Kao-kou-li in the dictionary

  1. Kao
  2. Kao Hsiung
  3. kao peh kao bu
  4. kao pei kao bu
  5. Kao-hsiung
  6. Kao-kou-li
  7. Kao-li
  8. kaodzera
  9. Kaohera
  10. Kaohiung
  11. Kaohsiung

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Kao-kou-li (page history and authors); Gaogouli (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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