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Three Kingdoms

Three Kingdoms proper noun: the tripartite division of China between the states of Wei (魏 (Wèi)), Shu (蜀 (Shǔ)), and Wu (吳／吴 (Wú)), during AD 220–280, following the Han dynasty and preceding the Jin dynasty.

Proper noun

the Three Kingdoms pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) The tripartite division of China between the states of Wei (魏 (Wèi)), Shu (蜀 (Shǔ)), and Wu (吳／吴 (Wú)), during AD 220–280, following the Han dynasty and preceding the Jin dynasty.
    • I deeply regretted having to miss seeing Hsing-ping, a very old town built by the ruler of the Wu Kingdom in the Three Kingdoms period of the third century.1977, Yee Chiang, “Kuei-lin and Yang-shuo”, in China Revisited, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 155
  2. (historical, plural, plural-only) The tripartite division of Korea between the kingdoms of Goguryeo (고구려(高句麗) (goguryeo)), Baekje (백제(百濟) (baekje)), and Silla (신라(新羅) (silla)), around 57 BC to AD 668, prior to its unification under Silla.

Three Kingdoms meaning in Marathi, Malay, Thai and Vietnamese

Three Kingdoms in Marathi

historical tripartite division of China
तीन राज्ये tīn rājye

Three Kingdoms in Malay

historical tripartite division of China
Tiga Kerajaan

Three Kingdoms in Thai

historical tripartite division of China
สามก๊ก sǎam-gók

Three Kingdoms in Vietnamese

historical tripartite division of China
Tam Quốc
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Three Kingdoms in Myanmar
သုံးပြည်ထောင်ခေတ် sum:pranyhtaunghket

Origin of Three Kingdoms

Calque of Chinese 三國 /三国 (Sānguó).

Questions about Three Kingdoms

What does Three Kingdoms mean?
Three Kingdoms means the tripartite division of China between the states of Wei (魏 (Wèi)), Shu (蜀 (Shǔ)), and Wu (吳／吴 (Wú)), during AD 220–280, following the Han dynasty and preceding the Jin dynasty.
What is Three Kingdoms in Marathi?
Three Kingdoms in Marathi is तीन राज्ये (tīn rājye). See Three Kingdoms meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Three Kingdoms?
Three Kingdoms is a proper noun.

Words near Three Kingdoms in the dictionary

  1. three halfpennies
  2. three halfpenny
  3. three hots and a cot
  4. Three Hummock Island
  5. three hundred
  6. Three Kingdoms
  7. Three Kings
  8. Three Kings Islands
  9. three kings' cake
  10. three kings' cakes
  11. Three Kings' Day

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