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Turfan

Turfan is the alternative form of Turpan.

Meaning of Turpan

Proper noun

Turpan

  1. A prefecture-level city of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
    • In a corner of Mongolia near Turkestan, at Turpan, in an excavation, old boots have been found which were repaired with kid palimpsests of the third century, A. D., — a literal example of the truth marching into benighted Cathay.1909, John Stuart Thomson, The Chinese, Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 371
    Synonyms:
    Tulufan, T'u-lu-fan

Words formed from Turfan

Phrases with Turfan

Questions about Turfan

What is Turfan the alternative form of?
Turfan is the alternative form of Turpan.

Words near Turfan in the dictionary

  1. turf-fires
  2. turf-roof
  3. turf-roofed
  4. turf-roofs
  5. turfage
  6. Turfan
  7. Turfanian
  8. turfcutter
  9. turfcutters
  10. turfdom
  11. turfdoms

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