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Gen⋅ghis Khan

  [jeng-gis kahn or, often, geng-]
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–noun
1162–1227, Mongol conqueror of most of Asia and of E Europe to the Dnieper River.
Also, Jenghis Khan, Jenghiz Khan.
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Gen·ghis Khan   (jěng'gĭs kän', gěng'-)   
Mongol conqueror who united the Mongol tribes and forged an empire stretching from China to the Danube River and into Persia. In 1206 he took the name Genghis Khan ("supreme conqueror.")
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Genghis Khan [(jeng-gis, geng-gis kahn)]

A Mongolian general and emperor of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries, known for his military leadership and great cruelty. He conquered vast portions of northern China and southwestern Asia.

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