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Loyang

British  
/ ˈləʊˈjæŋ /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Luoyang

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There was a worse, though still remote possibility: from Loyang, the Japanese might try to push on westward through the famed Tungkwan mountain pass, spill into the loess plain of Shansi.

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For weeks the enemy inched closer to Loyang.

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At Loyang, in Honan province, twelve primary schools recently heeded the Central Committee's directive that "the future direction is for schools to run factories and farms, and for factories and agricultural cooperatives to establish schools."

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In Loyang he saw bundles of leaves being sold to refugees for food, a dollar a bunch.

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He subdued all the northern provinces, established his capital at Loyang, and compelled Mingti to seek safety in Szchuen, when he abdicated in favor of his son.

From China by Demetrius Charles Boulger

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