K'u-ch'e
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Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Kuche (Kuqa) alt-of, alternative
"A so-called "Ferghana Series" of oil-bearing strata runs into Kashgaria from Russian Turkestan and extends along the foot of the T'ien Shan past Aqsu to Kucha (K'u-ch'e). What may be an extension of this same series reappears again in the region of the Sinkiang North Road."
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More examples"A so-called "Ferghana Series" of oil-bearing strata runs into Kashgaria from Russian Turkestan and extends along the foot of the T'ien Shan past Aqsu to Kucha (K'u-ch'e). What may be an extension of this same series reappears again in the region of the Sinkiang North Road."
Etymology
From Mandarin 庫車 /库车 (Kùchē), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻu⁴-chʻe¹.
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