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Ju

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒuː/

The English word “Ju” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. A former prefecture of imperial China centered on Juzhou in what is now Guizhou Province.

Etymology

From various romanizations of various Chinese characters. As a prefecture, from Chinese 矩州 (Jǔzhōu, “Carpenter's-Square Prefecture”).

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