Ningxia

//nɪŋˈʃjɑː// name

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  1. 1
    A Hui autonomous region of China. Official name: Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Capital: Yinchuan.

    "In 1955, the trans-Mongolian railroad was inaugurated and in 1958 the Baotou line was extended to Lanzhou in Gansu, passing through Ningxia."

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"In 1955, the trans-Mongolian railroad was inaugurated and in 1958 the Baotou line was extended to Lanzhou in Gansu, passing through Ningxia."

Etymology

c. mid 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寧夏 /宁夏 (Níngxià).

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