luoyang
/ˈləʊˈjæŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A prefecture-level city of Henan, China, near the Luo's confluence with the Yellow River; a former capital of China.
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A river in prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
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A river in prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
Example Sentences
- "In January 1979, the Aluminum Company of America agreed to undertake feasibility studies for the construction of two modern integrated aluminum plants in Luoyang, Henan Province, and in Pingguo county, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region."
- "The remains of the capital of the Eastern Han dynasty, Luoyang 洛阳, are situated approximately 15 km east of the present-day city of Luoyang in Henan. Since the site is bordered on the north by the Mangshan 邙山 Mountains and overlooks the Luo River to the south, it has protective natural barriers and is also at an important junction for transportation and communication (fig. 37)."
- "The Longmen Grottoes are located in the south of Luolong District of Luoyang. Here two mountain cliffs stand face to face, like a pair of natural watchtowers over the Yi River that flow between them, giving rise to the name “Luoyang’s Yi River Watchtower Gate.”"
- "Local authorities said the rainfall had caused a 20-metre breach in the Yihetan dam in the city of Luoyang west of Zhengzhou, and that the dam could collapse at any time."
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of 洛陽／洛阳 (Luòyáng, “sunny side of the Luo River”), referring to two separate Luo rivers.
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