Definitions

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  • noun A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress.

Etymologies

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From Tibetan རྫོང་ (rDzong).

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Examples

  • Just for the Record I have never compared bush to kim jong II, kim jong is less crazy than bush so there can be no comparison forthcoming from that analogy.

    Think Progress » ThinkFast AM: July 10, 2006 2006

  • A generational split with the older, more moderate party was revealed by these newer groups, all named using the word jong (Dutch for “young”) in their names—Jong Java, and so on.

    1890 2001

  • My original post was supposed to mention mah-jong which is gambling craze and was originated in China, now I have found out what Chinese have done to strip it off of its gambling references to being an approved healthy sport.

    Filmstalker: Casino Royale, first Bond in China 2007

  • You mentioned accessibility to libraries, medical care and even mah jong.

    Page 2 2009

  • You mentioned accessibility to libraries, medical care and even mah jong.

    Page 2 2009

  • You mentioned accessibility to libraries, medical care and even mah jong.

    Page 2 2009

  • You mentioned accessibility to libraries, medical care and even mah jong.

    Page 2 2009

  • You mentioned accessibility to libraries, medical care and even mah jong.

    Page 2 2009

  • Nederlands · Nederland: Is 13 jaar te jong om alleen rond de wereld te zeilen?

    Global Voices in English » Netherlands: Too young to sail the world alone at 13? 2009

  • You mentioned accessibility to libraries, medical care and even mah jong.

    Page 2 2009

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