name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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CMU ARPABET: K UW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An administrative subdivision of China roughly equivalent to districts, distinguished from the more rural "counties" (xian).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: China
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of various Mandarin surnames, including 瞿 (Qú) and 曲 (Qū).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 區 /区.