longshan
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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Various placenames in China and Taiwan
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Various placenames in China and Taiwan
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Various placenames in China and Taiwan
name
Various placenames in Gansu, named for the mountain
Example Sentences
- "Many identified the Yangshao culture, or the Painted Pottery culture, as the remains of the Xia nation; and the Longshan culture, or the Black Pottery culture, as the remains of the Shang nation."
- "Han Chinese, who make up more than 90 per cent of the population of China, are genetically closer to the Longshan people, who are known to have farmed rice, the study said."
- "The Lungshan culture of Shantong^([sic – meaning Shantung]) was spread around the middle and east of Shantong^([sic – meaning Shantung]) Province, and the Huaibei area in Jiangsu Province, 4,500 to 4,000 years ago.[…]From archaeological information we know that society in the Lungshan culture period had a clear hierarchy, and a special craftsman was in charge of pottery making."
- "Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, sponsored by the Ministry of Education organized "Friendly Taiwan - foreign student homestay development program," in cooperation with Longsan community in Chiku District, Tainan."
- "Among the specific incidents the report cites was one in Xinning County, Hunan Province, where a resisting farmer cut off the ear of a township party official trying to collect fees. In Longshan County, also in Hunan, two officials died in a clash with protesters."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 龍山, 隴山