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龍城
简 龙城 · 繁 龍城Mandarin · pinyin Lóng chéng
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2–2 · Long2 cheng2
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name
- (historical) A place where the ancient Xiongnu performed rituals for heaven worship.
- (historical, by association) Xiongnu
- (～區) Longcheng District (a district of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China)
- Nickname of some cities, including: — Liuzhou, Guangxi
- Nickname of some cities, including: — Chaoyang, Liaoning
- Nickname of some cities, including: — Changzhou, Jiangsu
- Nickname of some cities, including: — Taiyuan, Shanxi
- Nickname of some cities, including: — Tianshui, Gansu
- Nickname of some cities, including: — Zhucheng, Shandong (named for the excavation of dinosaur fossils)
noun
- (literary) capital
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