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Zhongdu en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • jo͝ong′do͞o′

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 中都 (Zhōngdū).

Meanings

  1. (historical) A former city in Liangxiang, Fangshan district, Beijing, China, one of the capitals of the ancient Yan Kingdom.
  2. (historical) A former city in Xicheng district, Beijing, China, the capital of the Jurchen Jin Empire.

Synonyms

Peking · Beijing · Chung-tu

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