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hong

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hong (noun)
  2. Hong (geographical name)
  3. Red (geographical name)
  4. Hong Kong (geographical name)
  5. Victoria (geographical name)

hong

noun \ˈhäŋ, ˈhȯŋ\

Definition of HONG

: a commercial establishment or house of foreign trade in China

Origin of HONG

Chinese (Guangdong) hòhng, literally, row
First Known Use: 1726

Rhymes with HONG

Chang, Fang, gong, Huang, prong, Shang, Tang, tong, yang

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