Aral
/ˈɛɹ.əl/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A sub-prefectural city of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
"On a local level, the Poplar Research Institute in Korla and the Tarim University in Aral City have to be added to the list of scientific institutes."
- 2 A town in Qiemo, Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China, formerly a township.
- 3 A township in Yutian, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
- 4 Numerous villages in Kyrgyzstan.
- 5 A surname from Turkish.
Example
More examples"Between 622 and 750, the Islamic Caliphate conquered the entire Arabian Peninsula, Mesopotamia, and North Africa, reaching the Indus river to the east, the Iberian Peninsula to the west, and the Black, Caspian, and Aral seas to the north."
Etymology
Borrowed from Uyghur ئارال (aral), from Classical Mongolian ᠠᠷᠠᠯ (aral), ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *aral.