Meanings
Karakorum1
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Karakoram.
Karakorum2
proper noun
alternative Qaraqorum · alternative Caracorum
- historicalA city, once capital of the Mongol Empire (1235–1260) and later of the Northern Yuan (1371–1388).
Karakorum, once the capital of Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire, lies in ruins scattered in the vicinity of the present-day town of Harhorin.
1996, Trudy Ring, Noelle Watson, Paul Schellinger, editors, International Dictionary of Historic Places, Volume 5: Asia and Oceania, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 451
Origin
- cmgᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠣᠷᠣᠮ
- EnglishKarakorum
From Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠣᠷᠣᠮ (qaraqorom).
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French Karakorum, Qaraqorum
- Karakorumhistorical city in present-day Mongolia
- Qaraqorumhistorical city in present-day Mongolia
German Karakorum
- Karakorumhistorical city in present-day Mongolia
Italian Karakorum, Qara Qorum
- Karakorumhistorical city in present-day Mongolia
- Qara Qorumhistorical city in present-day Mongolia
Norwegian Bokmål Karakorum, Qaraqorum
- Karakorumhistorical city in present-day Mongolia
- Qaraqorumhistorical city in present-day Mongolia
- K'a-la-k'un-lunhistorical city in present-day Mongolia
- Khara-khorinhistorical city in present-day Mongolia
- Kharakhorumhistorical city in present-day Mongolia
- Khara Khorumhistorical city in present-day Mongolia
Polish Karakorum
- Karakorumhistorical city in present-day Mongolia
Cite this entry
APA
Karakorum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karakorum
MLA
“Karakorum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karakorum. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Karakorum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karakorum.
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