志留

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Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(志留)

Etymology

Short for 志留利亞志留利亚, which is orthographic borrowing from Japanese ateji coined by Kotō Bunjirō in 1884.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

志留

  1. the Silurian

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