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three kingdoms

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
three- k-ing-doms
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

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The tripartite division of China between the states of Wei (魏 (Wèi)), Shu (蜀 (Shǔ)), and Wu (吳／吴 (Wú)), during AD 220–280, following the Han dynasty and preceding the Jin dynasty.

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The tripartite division of Korea between the kingdoms of Goguryeo (고구려(高句麗) (goguryeo)), Baekje (백제(百濟) (baekje)), and Silla (신라(新羅) (silla)), around 57 BC to AD 668, prior to its unification under Silla.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 三國 /三国 (Sānguó).

Inflected Forms

the Three Kingdoms (canonical, plural)

Questions

What does three kingdoms mean?
The tripartite division of China between the states of Wei (魏 (Wèi)), Shu (蜀 (Shǔ)), and Wu (吳／吴 (Wú)), during AD 220–280, following the Han dynasty and preceding the Jin dynasty.
Where does three kingdoms come from?
Calque of Chinese 三國 /三国 (Sānguó).

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