Ngawa
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in Sichuan, China.
"In the latest of dozens of deadly immolations to protest Chinese rule, a Tibetan women set herself ablaze and died on March 5 in Tibet’s Ngawa region, the International Campaign for Tibet said."
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More examples"In the latest of dozens of deadly immolations to protest Chinese rule, a Tibetan women set herself ablaze and died on March 5 in Tibet’s Ngawa region, the International Campaign for Tibet said."
Etymology
From Tibetan རྔ་བ་་ (rnga ba).
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