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Sushen

/suːˈʃʌn/

Sushen proper noun: an ancient ethnic group of people who lived in the northeastern part of China during the Zhou dynasty.

Proper noun

Sushen

  1. An ancient ethnic group of people who lived in the northeastern part of China during the Zhou dynasty.

Origin of Sushen

From Mandarin 肅慎／肃慎 (Sùshèn) which ultimately came from Old Chinese 肅慎 (OC *sɯwɢ djins).

Questions about Sushen

What does Sushen mean?
Sushen means an ancient ethnic group of people who lived in the northeastern part of China during the Zhou dynasty.
What part of speech is Sushen?
Sushen is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sushen?
Sushen is pronounced /suːˈʃʌn/.

Words near Sushen in the dictionary

  1. Suseni
  2. Susette
  3. sush
  4. Susheel
  5. Susheela
  6. Sushen
  7. sushi
  8. sushi belt
  9. sushi belts
  10. sushi burrito
  11. sushi burritos

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