Karakorum

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Karakoram. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A city, once capital of the Mongol Empire (1235–1260) and later of the Northern Yuan (1371–1388). historical

    "Karakorum, once the capital of Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire, lies in ruins scattered in the vicinity of the present-day town of Harhorin."

Synonyms

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karakoram rangekarakorum rangemustaghmustagh range

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"Karakorum is the early capital city of Mongolia."

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠣᠷᠣᠮ (qaraqorom).

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