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jong
UK /dʒɒŋ/ US /dʒɔŋ/
noun 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
ill, striking
VERB + JONG
ride, rounding
JONG + NOUN
un
PREP.
on, out
ADV.
away, publicly
Definitions
noun
1
A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress.
The rock on which the jong stands must at one time have been lapped by the waters of the lake, but at the present time the Yam-dok tso has retreated so far, that a quashy stretch of vivid green quagmire spreads between the road and the shore.
When they had gone I went for a solitary ride, rounding the Jong and striking out into the country through a subsidiary village.
noun
1
A friendly term of address, especially for a young man.
I take out my pocket knife and start to smooth it. What do you want with that stick says Jan. Nothing. Well throw it away. No jong I am going to keep it.
noun
1
Alternative form of djong (“type of sailing ship”).
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The rock on which the jong stands must at one time have been lapped by the waters of the lake, but at the present time the Yam-dok tso has retreated so far, that a quashy stretch of vivid green quagmi
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When they had gone I went for a solitary ride, rounding the Jong and striking out into the country through a subsidiary village.
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However, the Tibetans refused to negotiate – except on the British side of the frontier – and withdrew into their fortress, or jong.
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I take out my pocket knife and start to smooth it. What do you want with that stick says Jan. Nothing. Well throw it away. No jong I am going to keep it.
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Is Kim Jong ill or is Kim Jong OK?
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Is Kim Jong ill or is Kim Jong okay?
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