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Luo

//ˈluː.əʊ̯// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Nilotic language spoken by this group.
  2. 2
    A river in Shaanxi, China, tributary to the Wei.
  3. 3
    A surname from Chinese.
  4. 4
    A river in Henan, China, tributary to the Yellow River.

    "The remains of the capital of the Eastern Han dynasty, Luoyang 洛阳, are situated approximately 15 km east of the present-day city of Luoyang in Henan. Since the site is bordered on the north by the Mangshan 邙山 (Mángshān) Mountains and overlooks the Luo River to the south, it has protective natural barriers and is also at an important junction for transportation and communication (fig. 37)."

  5. 5
    A river in Fujian, China, flowing into the Taiwan Strait.
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  1. 6
    A surname from Chinese.
Noun
  1. 1
    An ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries.
  2. 2
    a Nilotic language spoken in the Adamawa Region, Mayo-Banyo division, Bankim subdivision, a section of Atta wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Luo, as an ethnic self-designation.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Luo, as an ethnic self-designation.

Etymology 3

Transliteration of Mandarin 洛 (luò).

Etymology 4

Transliteration of Mandarin 羅 /罗 (luó). Doublet of Law and Lo.

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