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yaodong

/jaʊˈdʊŋ/

yaodong noun: a type of earth shelter dwelling common in the Loess Plateau in northern China.

Noun

yaodong (plural yaodongs or yaodong)

  1. A type of earth shelter dwelling common in the Loess Plateau in northern China.

Forms of yaodong

pluralyaodongs
pluralyaodong

Origin of yaodong

From Mandarin 窯洞／窑洞 (yáodòng).

Questions about yaodong

What does yaodong mean?
Yaodong means a type of earth shelter dwelling common in the Loess Plateau in northern China.
What part of speech is yaodong?
Yaodong is a noun.
How do you pronounce yaodong?
Yaodong is pronounced /jaʊˈdʊŋ/.
What is the plural of yaodong?
The plural of yaodong is yaodongs.

Words near yaodong in the dictionary

  1. Yao graph
  2. Yao graphs
  3. Yao's lemma
  4. Yao's principle
  5. yaocho
  6. yaodong
  7. yaodongs
  8. Yaodu
  9. Yaohai
  10. yaoi
  11. yaoi hand

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