Hami

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of hamus form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A prefecture-level city in eastern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

    "Tulufan or Turfan and Fayuan or Kucheng lie to the east of the capital. Hami, an oasis in the desert, is yet nearer the eastern boundary of the province and is an important post on the chief road into China proper."

Example

More examples

"I like eating melons from Hami."

Etymology

From Mandarin 哈密 (Hāmì) Wade–Giles romanization: Ha¹-mi⁴, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.

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