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Name Xanadu
Gender Feminine
Usage Various (Modern)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈzæn.ə.duː/(English)
Theme gold
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Meaning & History

From the name of the summer capital of the 13th-century Mongol ruler Kublai Khan, located in Inner Mongolia, China. It is an anglicized form of Chinese 上都 (Shangdu), derived from 上 (shàng) meaning "above, upper" and 都 (dū) meaning "city".
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