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T'u-lu-fan

T'u-lu-fan is the alternative form of Tulufan.

Meaning of Tulufan

Proper noun

Tulufan

  1. Synonym of Turfan: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
    • Tulufan or Turfan and Fayuan or Kucheng lie to the east of the capital. Hami, an oasis in the desert, is yet nearer the eastern boundary of the province and is an important post on the chief road into China proper.1913, Thomas Cochrane, “Chapter XXI.”, in Survey of the Missionary Occupation of China, Shanghai: Christian Literature Society for China, →OCLC, page 332
    Synonyms:
    Turfan

Origin of T'u-lu-fan

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 吐魯番 /吐鲁番 (Tǔlǔfān) Wade-Giles romanization: Tʻu³-lu³-fan¹.

Questions about T'u-lu-fan

What is T'u-lu-fan the alternative form of?
T'u-lu-fan is the alternative form of Tulufan.

Words near T'u-lu-fan in the dictionary

  1. t's
  2. T'satsaot'ine
  3. T'Sou-ke
  4. t'storm
  5. t'storms
  6. T'u-lu-fan
  7. T'u-men
  8. T'uan-feng
  9. T'un-hsi
  10. T'ung-hua
  11. T'ung-ling

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Adapted from Wiktionary: T'u-lu-fan (page history and authors); Tulufan (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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