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龍州

简龙州 · 繁龍州

Mandarin · pinyin Lóng zhōu

see 龍州縣 Lóng zhōu Xiàn

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州: zhōu · administrative division, state
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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2–1 · Long2 zhou1

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Longzhou — (～縣) a county of Chongzuo, Guangxi autonomous region, China
Longzhou — (～鎮) a town in Longzhou County, Guangxi autonomous region, China
Longzhou — (historical) a prefecture in present-day Longzhou County
Longzhou — (～鎮) a town in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Longzhou — (historical) a prefecture in present-day Sichuan, China
Longzhou — (historical) a former and short-lived territory around Longbian (present-day Long Biên in Vietnam)

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