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noun
An ancient nomadic steppe people who lived in western Gansu in northwest China, near the Yuezhi people, and were defeated by the Xiongnu circa 176 BCE.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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History
From Mandarin 烏孫/乌孙 (Wūsūn) (lit. "Grandchildren/Descendants of the Crow/Raven").
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