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Linyou

Syllables: Lin·you

Linyou proper noun: a county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.

Proper noun

Linyou

  1. A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
    • In recent years, important evidence has come to light about a detached palace of the Sui and Tang. Known as Renshougong during the Sui dynasty and as Jiuchenggong in Tang times, its remains lie in Linyou county of Shaanxi province, about 163 kilometers from the capital Daxing-Chang’an.2002, Fu Xinian, “The Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties”, in Nancy S. Steinhardt, editor, Chinese Architecture, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 105
    • In April 639 the Emperor was staying in Jiucheng Palace (in Linyou, Shaanxi Province, which is one hundred and sixty kilometers northwest to Chang'an).2013, Hing Ming Hung, Li Shi Min, Founding the Tang Dynasty: The Strategies that Made China the Greatest, Algora Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 161

Forms of Linyou

alternative formLin-yu

Origin of Linyou

From Mandarin 麟遊 /麟游.

Questions about Linyou

What does Linyou mean?
Linyou means a county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
What part of speech is Linyou?
Linyou is a proper noun.

Words near Linyou in the dictionary

  1. Linxia
  2. Linxiangian
  3. liny
  4. Linyi
  5. Linying
  6. Linyou
  7. linyphiid
  8. linyphiids
  9. Linyuan
  10. Linz
  11. Linzer

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