Yin-ch'uan

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Yinchuan. alt-of, alternative

    "The Chinese Academy of Sciences held a confetence^([sic – meaning conference]) on sand control recently at Yin-ch'uan for the purpose of examining the results of 8 years of research in sand control on the T'eng-ko'li^([sic – meaning T'eng-ko-li]) Desert."

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"The Chinese Academy of Sciences held a confetence^([sic – meaning conference]) on sand control recently at Yin-ch'uan for the purpose of examining the results of 8 years of research in sand control on the T'eng-ko'li^([sic – meaning T'eng-ko-li]) Desert."

Etymology

From Mandarin 銀川 /银川 (Yínchuān), Wade–Giles romanization: Yin²-chʻuan¹.

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