tumen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of toman (“army unit”).
name
  1. A river forming part of the border between Jilin, China and North Korea, and the border between Rasŏn, North Korea and Khasansky district, Primorsky Krai, Russia.
  2. A county-level city of Yanbian, Jilin, China.

Pronunciation

to͞oʹmǔnʹ

Word forms

tumen tumens T'u-men

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish tümen.

Synonyms

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