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2024
Xiongnu
Xiongnu
English
Proper noun
Xiongnu
An ancient nomadic-based people that formed a state or confederation north of the agriculture-based empire of the Han Dynasty.
Translations
ancient nomadic-based people
Arabic:
Chinese:
Mandarin:
匈奴
(zh)
(
Xiōngnú
)
Finnish:
xiongnut
pl
,
xiongnu-kansa
Japanese:
Korean:
Mongolian:
хүннү
(
hünnü
)
Russian:
ху́нну
(ru)
(
xúnnu
)
,
хунну́
(ru)
(
xunnú
)
Ukrainian:
Vietnamese:
Etymology
From
Mandarin
匈奴
(
Xiōngnú
)
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