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Tun-huang

Tun-huang is the alternative form of Dunhuang.

Meaning of Dunhuang

Proper noun

Dunhuang

  1. A county-level city of Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
  2. (historical) A former commandery in Gansu, China, under various imperial dynasties.
  3. (historical) A former kingdom in Gansu, China, during the early 10th century.
    Synonyms:
    Guiyi

Origin of Tun-huang

From Mandarin 敦煌 (Dūnhuáng) Wade–Giles romanization: Tun¹-huang².

Questions about Tun-huang

What is Tun-huang the alternative form of?
Tun-huang is the alternative form of Dunhuang.

Words near Tun-huang in the dictionary

  1. Tumwater
  2. Tumxuk
  3. tun
  4. tun-bellies
  5. tun-belly
  6. Tun-huang
  7. tun-moot
  8. tun-moots
  9. tuna
  10. tuna casserole
  11. tuna casseroles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Tun-huang (page history and authors); Dunhuang (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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