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loong

/lʊŋ/

loong noun: a Chinese dragon.

loong: a Chinese dragon
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Noun

loong (plural loong or loongs)

  1. (China, uncommon) A Chinese dragon.
    • Rivers and lakes are where fish and loong (dragons) live.2023, Weiqing Zhang, Tao Guan, Ou Tang, Yuanqing Ma, “国 Country—the Roots of Families”, in Understanding Chinese Wisdom through Characters, Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN...

Forms of loong

pluralloong
pluralloongs
alternative formlóng

Origin of loong

Borrowed from Mandarin 龍 /龙 (lóng). This spelling is used to differentiate the word from long.

Words that rhyme with loong

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about loong

What does loong mean?
Loong means a Chinese dragon.
What part of speech is loong?
Loong is a noun.
How do you pronounce loong?
Loong is pronounced /lʊŋ/.
What is the plural of loong?
The plural of loong is loong.

Words near loong in the dictionary

  1. looney toons
  2. looney tunes
  3. looney-tunes
  4. looneys
  5. Looneyville
  6. loong
  7. Loongana
  8. loonghee
  9. loonghees
  10. loonghi
  11. loonghis

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