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Etymology 1
Noun
Luo pl (plural only)
- An ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries.
Translations
tribal group in eastern Africa
Proper noun
Luo
- The Nilotic language spoken by this group, also known as Dholuo.
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Etymology 2
From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 洛 (Luò).
Proper noun
Luo
- A river in Shaanxi, China, tributary to the Wei.
- A river in Henan, China, tributary to the Yellow River.
1982, Zhongshu Wang, “Luoyang: The Capital City of Eastern Han”, in K. C. Chang et al., transl., Han Civilization, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 29:The remains of the capital of the Eastern Han dynasty, Luoyang 洛阳, are situated approximately 15 km east of the present-day city of Luoyang in Henan. Since the site is bordered on the north by the Mangshan 邙山 Mountains and overlooks the Luo River to the south, it has protective natural barriers and is also at an important junction for transportation and communication (fig. 37).
2001 November 6, Josephine Ma, “Villagers ill after river poisoned by cyanide”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 September 2023:Several dozen animals have died and villagers are suffering nausea and dizziness after a massive spill of cyanide into the Luo River in Henan province.
- A river in Fujian, China, flowing into the Taiwan Strait.
- A surname from Chinese.
Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Luo River”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1805, column 3
Etymology 3
From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 羅/罗 (Luō).
Proper noun
Luo
- A surname from Chinese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Luo is the 3,564th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10,005 individuals. Luo is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (97.57%) individuals.
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