HAN DYNASTY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization

Synonyms:

Han; Han dynasty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Han dynasty" is a kind of...):

dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)

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