Wu-lu-mu-ch'i
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Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Wulumuqi (Ürümqi) alt-of, alternative
"It is officially known as the Sinkiang Uigur Autonomous Region and is also called Chinese Turkistan or Eastern Turkistan. The capital is Wu-lu-mu-ch'i.[...]Sinkiang is now linked to the Chinese rail network, but west and south of Wu-lu-mu-ch'i transportation is still concentrated along two ancient roads: the north road, which skirts the southern edge of the Dzungaria and connects Wu-lu-mu-ch'i with the Soviet Turkistan-Siberia RR, and the south road, which encircles the Tarim basin."
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More examples"It is officially known as the Sinkiang Uigur Autonomous Region and is also called Chinese Turkistan or Eastern Turkistan. The capital is Wu-lu-mu-ch'i.[...]Sinkiang is now linked to the Chinese rail network, but west and south of Wu-lu-mu-ch'i transportation is still concentrated along two ancient roads: the north road, which skirts the southern edge of the Dzungaria and connects Wu-lu-mu-ch'i with the Soviet Turkistan-Siberia RR, and the south road, which encircles the Tarim basin."
Etymology
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 烏魯木齊 /乌鲁木齐 (Wūlǔmùqí) Wade-Giles romanization: Wu¹-lu³-mu⁴-chʻi².
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