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Lienkong

Lienkong proper noun: synonym of Lianjiang.

lienkong: synonym of Lianjiang
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Proper noun

Lienkong

  1. Synonym of Lianjiang.
    • On November 23 a long stage of 100 li (35.7 miles) was made to Lienkong, where the party arrived long after dark.1921, L. A. Bauer et al., Land and Magnetic Observations 1914-1920, Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington, →OCLC, page 128
    • On the east China coast, onrushing Chinese forces captured Manoi, Min river estuary coastal town nine miles east of Foochow. Other forces, driving northeast from Foochow, were reported at the outskirts of Lienkong on the coast.1945 May 23, “Chinese Expand New Drive on East Coast”, in Manila Free Philippines, volume III, number 24, Manila, →OCLC, page 1, column 5
    Synonyms:
    Lianjiang
  2. Synonym of Lienchiang.
    Synonyms:
    Lienchiang

Synonyms of Lienkong

Origin of Lienkong

From the Postal Romanization of Eastern Min 連江/连江 (Lièng-gŏng).

Questions about Lienkong

What does Lienkong mean?
Lienkong means synonym of Lianjiang.
What part of speech is Lienkong?
Lienkong is a proper noun.

Words near Lienkong in the dictionary

  1. lienholders
  2. lienholding
  3. lienic
  4. lienitis
  5. Lienkiang
  6. Lienkong
  7. lieno-
  8. lieno-intestinal
  9. lienogastric
  10. lienointestinal
  11. lienopancreatic

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