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Koxinga

/kɔkˈsɪŋɡə/

Koxinga proper noun: a Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist who resisted the Qing conquest of China's southeastern coast.

Proper noun

Koxinga

  1. A Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist who resisted the Qing conquest of China's southeastern coast.

Origin of Koxinga

From a Portuguese transliteration of Taiwanese Hokkien 國姓爺／国姓爷 (Kok-sèng-iâ).

Questions about Koxinga

What does Koxinga mean?
Koxinga means a Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist who resisted the Qing conquest of China's southeastern coast.
What part of speech is Koxinga?
Koxinga is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Koxinga?
Koxinga is pronounced /kɔkˈsɪŋɡə/.

Words near Koxinga in the dictionary

  1. kowtowers
  2. kowtowing
  3. kowtowings
  4. kowtows
  5. Kowtun
  6. Koxinga
  7. Koxlax
  8. Koxtag
  9. Koy
  10. Koya
  11. koyak

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