Luoyang

See also: Luòyáng

English

Alternative forms

(obsolete): Loyang

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 洛陽 (Luoyang, “sunny side of the Luo River”), referring to two separate Luo rivers.

Proper noun

Luoyang

A prefecture-level city in Henan Province, China near the Luo's confluence with the Yellow River, a former capital of China.
a town in Zengdu, Suizhou, Hubei, China.
A community in Luojiang District, Quanzhou, in Fujian Province, China, famed for a celebrated bridge.

Translations

city in Henan

Arabic: لُويَانْغ‎‎ m (luyanḡ)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 洛陽 (zh), 洛阳 (zh) (Luòyáng)
Japanese: 洛陽 (らくよう, Rakuyō)

Korean: 뤄양 (Lwoyang)
Macedonian: Луојанг m (Lúojang)
Russian: Лоя́н m (Loján)
Vietnamese: Lạc Dương

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