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Definition of Mekong

1. Noun. An Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea.

Definition of Mekong

1. Proper noun. (rivers) A river of southeast Asia that flows about 4,183 km (2,600 miles) from Tibet to the South China Sea in Vietnam. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Mekong

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Land of the Blue Poppy: Travels of a Naturalist in Eastern Tibet by Francis Kingdon Ward (1913)
"We were to turn westward from this point and cross the mekong-Salween ... I was scarcely sorry to say good-bye, for the mekong gorge—one long ugly rent ..."

2. The Land of the Blue Poppy: Travels of a Naturalist in Eastern Tibet by Francis Kingdon Ward (1913)
"I was scarcely sorry to say good-bye, for the mekong gorge—one long ugly rent between mountains which grow more and more arid, more and more savage as we ..."

3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1903)
"In April, 1902, troubles occurred on the upper mekong, and the Siamese Government sent troops into the disturbed region. The French Governor of IndoChina at ..."

4. Migratory Fishes of South America: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation Status by Joachim Carolsfeld (2003)
"Only one dam has gone across the mekong mainstem and another is being built ... mekong giant catfish is an endangered species found only in the mekong River ..."

5. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1900)
"Next day we ferried the mekong, and, crossing the dividing *~^nge, slept at Man Hoko in the plains of Hsiao Meng-yang. The inhabitants are "Hua Yao Pa-i," a ..."

6. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"mekong, or Cambodia, the chief river of the Indo-Chinese peninsula (Further India), rises near the E. extremity of the main range of the Himalaya mountains, ..."

7. The Back Blocks of China: A Narrative of Experiences Among the Chinese by Robert Logan Jack (1904)
"... stopped (in April) by snows in the pass between the mekong and Salwen. ... the mekong there, but were prevented by the Tibetans cutting the bridge. ..."

8. Further India by Hugh Charles Clifford (1904)
"of the mekong, to the south of the island, he discovered a few vestiges of ancient Khmer buildings. On September 6th Khong was left and a start made for ..."

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