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Orkhon

Orkhon proper noun: the Old Turkic script.

Proper noun

Orkhon

  1. The Old Turkic script.
  2. A tributary of the Selenga in Mongolia.
    • Extensive deposits of copper and molybdenum ore, situated some 200 miles northwest of Ulan Bator between the Selenga and Orkhon Rivers, will eventually be extracted by open‐pit methods and processed at the still unfinished town of Erdenet.1975 January 6, Christopher S. Wren, “MONGOLIA SPURS BIG MINE PROJECT”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2024, page 5
  3. A valley in Mongolia surrounding the river of the same name
  4. A province and aimag of Mongolia. Capital: Erdenet.
  5. A district and sum of Bulgan, Mongolia.
  6. A district and sum of Darkhan-Uul, Mongolia.
  7. A district and sum of Selenge, Mongolia.

Noun

Orkhon (plural Orkhons)

  1. A sheep of a Mongolian breed developed in 1961, reared primarily for wool.

Forms of Orkhon

Proper noun
alternative formOrhon
alternative formOrkon
Noun
pluralOrkhons

Origin of Orkhon

From French Orkhon, from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠬᠣᠨ (orqon), a valley and river in central Mongolia where Old Turkic inscriptions were discovered.

Questions about Orkhon

What does Orkhon mean?
Orkhon means the Old Turkic script.
What part of speech is Orkhon?
Orkhon can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Orkhon in the dictionary

  1. ork
  2. ork pop
  3. ork-pop
  4. Orkanger
  5. Orkhomenos
  6. Orkhon
  7. Orkhons
  8. orkish
  9. orkishness
  10. Orkla
  11. Orkland

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