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Rouran

Rouran proper noun: a khaganate that ruled much of present-day Mongolia, northern China and southern Siberia from the mid-4th to the mid-6th centuries, formed from a tribal confederation of pre-Mongolic peoples of Donghu origin.

Proper noun

Rouran

  1. (historical) A khaganate that ruled much of present-day Mongolia, northern China and southern Siberia from the mid-4th to the mid-6th centuries, formed from a tribal confederation of pre-Mongolic peoples of Donghu origin.
  2. (historical) The language of the Rouran khaganate.

Noun

Rouran (plural Rourans or Rouran)

  1. (historical) A member of the Rouran khaganate.

Forms of Rouran

Proper noun
alternative formRuanruan
alternative formJou-jan
alternative formJujan
Noun
pluralRourans
pluralRouran

Origin of Rouran

Borrowed from Mandarin 柔然 (Róurán), from Rouran.

Questions about Rouran

What does Rouran mean?
Rouran means a khaganate that ruled much of present-day Mongolia, northern China and southern Siberia from the mid-4th to the mid-6th centuries, formed from a tribal confederation of pre-Mongolic peoples of Donghu origin.
What part of speech is Rouran?
Rouran can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Rouran in the dictionary

  1. roupily
  2. rouping
  3. roupit
  4. roups
  5. roupy
  6. Rouran
  7. Rourans
  8. Rourk
  9. Rourke
  10. Rourkes
  11. Rourks

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