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Luo

Syllables: Lu·o/ˈluː.əʊ̯/US/ˈlu.oʊ̯/

Luo noun: an ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries.

Noun

Luo (plural Luo or Luos)

  1. An ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries.

Proper noun (1)

Luo

  1. The Nilotic language spoken by this group.
    Synonyms:
    Dholuo

Proper noun (2)

Luo

  1. A river in Shaanxi, China, tributary to the Wei.
  2. A river in Henan, China, tributary to the Yellow River.
    • The remains of the capital of the Eastern Han dynasty, Luoyang 洛阳, are situated approximately 15 km east of the present-day city of Luoyang in Henan. Since the site is bordered on the north by the Mangshan 邙山 (Mángshān) Mountains and overlooks the Luo River to the south, it has protective natural...1982, Zhongshu Wang, “Luoyang: The Capital City of Eastern Han”, in K. C. Chang et al., transl., Han Civilization, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 29
    • Several dozen animals have died and villagers are suffering nausea and dizziness after a massive spill of cyanide into the Luo River in Henan province.2001 November 6, Josephine Ma, “Villagers ill after river poisoned by cyanide”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2023
  3. A river in Fujian, China, flowing into the Taiwan Strait.
  4. A surname from Chinese.

Proper noun (3)

Luo

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Examples of Luo in a sentence

  • The remains of the capital of the Eastern Han dynasty, Luoyang 洛阳, are situated approximately 15 km east of the present-day city of Luoyang in Henan.1982, Zhongshu Wang, “Luoyang: The Capital City of Eastern Han”, in K. C. Chang et al., transl., Han Civilization, Yale University Press...
  • A tributary of the Yellow River, the Luo River runs through Luoyang as well as several other ancient Chinese cities.2010, “Luoyang”, in Alexander Monro, editor, China: City and Exile, Eland Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 70:

Synonyms of Luo

Forms of Luo

Noun
pluralLuo
pluralLuos
Proper noun
alternative formLo

Origin of Luo

Borrowed from Luo, as an ethnic self-designation.

Transliteration of Mandarin 洛 (luò).

Transliteration of Mandarin 羅 /罗 (luó). Doublet of Law and Lo.

Words formed from Luo

Phrases with Luo

Words that rhyme with Luo

Questions about Luo

What does Luo mean?
Luo means an ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries.
How do you use Luo in a sentence?
The remains of the capital of the Eastern Han dynasty, Luoyang 洛阳, are situated approximately 15 km east of the present-day city of Luoyang in Henan.
What part of speech is Luo?
Luo can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Luo?
Luo is pronounced /ˈluː.əʊ̯/ (UK).
What is the plural of Luo?
The plural of Luo is Luo.

Words near Luo in the dictionary

  1. Lunz
  2. Lunzes
  3. lunzie
  4. lunzies
  5. Lunéville
  6. Luo
  7. luo han guo
  8. Luobei
  9. Luochuan
  10. Luodingo
  11. Luohe

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