Luo

plural Luos

1. An ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries.

1. The Nilotic language spoken by this group.

   Synonyms: Dholuo

alternative Lo

1. A river in Shaanxi, China, tributary to the Wei.
2. A river in Henan, China, tributary to the Yellow River.

   A tributary of the Yellow River, the Luo River runs through Luoyang as well as several other ancient Chinese cities.

   2010, “Luoyang”, in Alexander Monro, editor, China: City and Exile, Eland Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 70

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   The remains of the capital of the Eastern Han dynasty, Luoyang 洛阳, are situated approximately 15 km east of the present-day city of Luoyang in Henan. Since the site is bordered on the north by the Mangshan 邙山 (Mángshān) Mountains and overlooks the Luo River to the south, it has protective natural barriers and is also at an important junction for transportation and communication (fig. 37).

   1982, Zhongshu Wang, “Luoyang: The Capital City of Eastern Han”, in K. C. Chang et al., transl., Han Civilization, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 29

   Several dozen animals have died and villagers are suffering nausea and dizziness after a massive spill of cyanide into the Luo River in Henan province.

   2001 November 6, Josephine Ma, “Villagers ill after river poisoned by cyanide”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2023

3. A river in Fujian, China, flowing into the Taiwan Strait.
4. A surname from Chinese.

plural Luos · alternative Lo

1. A surname from Chinese.