Kushan

plural Kushans

1. historyA member of an ancient Central Asian tribe; later, a member of the ruling dynasty and people of the Kushan Empire.

   The nomadic tribe of the Kushans came from the Central Asian steppes […]

   2008, Gandhara, the Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan

   Synonyms: Kushana, Kushanian

comparative more Kushan · superlative most Kushan

1. historyOf or relating to the Kushans or their realm.

   Synonyms: Kushana, Kushanian, Kushanic

1. rarehistorySynonym of Kushan Empire

   Lokakshema, who went to China at about the same time as An Shigao, was born in Kushan, a large country that spread from Central Asia to northwestern India and was the most powerful nation in the area.

   1982, Buddhist Sutras: Origin, Development, Transmission, page 45

   Synonyms: Kushan Empire

2. historyThe Bactrian language.

1. alternativehistoryAlternative form of Gushan.

   Yang who lives in Kushan, Kaohsiung City, ignored media requests for interviews.

   2006 June 27, “Ex-gangster released by prosecutor”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022, Society

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   These two trucks drove through the center of town yesterday afternoon and evening to tell the people of Kaohsiung that the non-Party candidates are concerned about human rights.[…]So we went immediately to the other station, but the police officers at that station, as well as the bystanders in the street, insisted that the two men had been taken to the main station in the Kushan District. So we returned to the Kushan District station.

   1979, SPEAHRhead: Newsletter of the Society for the Protection of East Asians' Human Rights, numbers 1-11, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9

   The 10th case lived in Hsiaokang District and worked in Kushan District of Kaohsiung City. In Hsiaokang District, 33 more households were visited and 42 blood specimens collected; in Kushan District, 30 households were visited and 58 blood specimens collected.

   1992, Epidemiology Bulletin, volumes 8-9, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 153

   The primary school is one of the largest primary schools in the Kushan district of KaoHsiung city, with approximately 1600 students and 100 teachers.

   2009, Kuo-Hsun Hung et al., “Motivational Factors in Educational MMORPGs: Some Implications for Education”, in Transactions on Edutainment III, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 97

   Two of the ferries are being built for the Kaohsiung City Transportation Bureau and are slated to go into commission at the end of this month transporting passengers between the city's Cijin island and Kushan district.

   2009 June 11, “Ferry to join service”, in Taiwan Today, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2022

   Police said that they checked on a man at the polling station at St. Paul’s High School in Kushan District (鼓山) after complaints that he had allegedly set up his smartphone outside to record who was entering to vote.

   2020 June 7, Jason Pan, “Councilors report alleged wrongs at Han recall vote”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2020, Taiwan News, page 3