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Various regions of ancient China occupied by this people, including the Fen and Wei valleys
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A dynasty of rulers over this people, who conquered the Shang kingdom and nominally ruled China until their conquest by Qin in the 3rd century BC
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The realm of this dynasty, surrounding the Yellow River
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The era of Chinese history during which this dynasty ruled
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The valley of the Luo and Yi Rivers during the Eastern Zhou dynasty
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The short-lived dynasty declared by Wu Zetian during the Tang
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A surname. of Chinese origin.
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noun
Synonym of congee, a thick rice porridge.
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Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: Chinese contexts
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Synonyms: congee
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noun
A people of ancient China.
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Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Zhou dynasty, Chou, Chou dynasty, Chow, Chow dynasty
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Broader terms: dynasty
History
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 周 (Zhōu). Doublet of Chau.
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 粥 (zhōu). Doublet of jook and juk.
Across languages
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