Cambaluc

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Cambaluc

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du Mongol Khan Baligh (« la ville du Khan »).

proper noun Cambalou · Canbalu · Cambalec · Cambaleth

archaic Dénomination fort ancienne de la ville chinoise de Pékin. Cambaluc, plus connue sous le nom de Péking, est la capitale de l’empire chinois depuis le Xᵉ siècle.

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"Cambaluc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/cambaluc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Cambaluc. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/cambaluc

Chicago

"Cambaluc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/cambaluc.

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@misc{cambaluc_2026,
  title = {Cambaluc},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/cambaluc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}