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Moukden

Moukden is the alternative form of Mukden.

Meaning of Mukden

Proper noun

Mukden

  1. (dated, historical) Shenyang, in Liaoning province, China.
    • In such different towns as Mukden, Niu-chwang, Ch'ung-k'ing, Ch'êngtu, Chia-ting Fu, Sui Fu, Chao-t'ung Fu, Tung-ch'uan Fu, Yün-nan Fu, and Tali Fu, I encountered members of the missionary community, from all of whom I received a cordial hospitality and much valuable information.1908, Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland, A Wandering Student in the Far East, volume 1, William Blackwood and Sons, page xiii

Origin of Moukden

Borrowed from Manchu ᠮᡠᡴ᠋ᡩᡝᠨ (mukden, “Shenyang”).

Questions about Moukden

What is Moukden the alternative form of?
Moukden is the alternative form of Mukden.

Words near Moukden in the dictionary

  1. mouja
  2. moujadara
  3. moujik
  4. moujiki
  5. moujiks
  6. Moukden
  7. moulage
  8. moulaged
  9. moulages
  10. moulaging
  11. moulagist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Moukden (page history and authors); Mukden (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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