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Alxa

/ˌɑlˈʃɑː/

Alxa proper noun: a league in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in northern China.

Proper noun

Alxa

  1. A league in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in northern China.
    • Deputy Baoriledai said: The Hulusitai coal mines are located in the Alashan League but the management of the coal mines is not in the hands of Nei Monggol. This has resulted in a severe shortage of coal in our region. At present, the coal supply for Alashan League has to be transported from Wuhai...[1980 September 24 [1980 September 15], Baoriledai [宝日勒岱], quotee, “RENMIN RIBAO Carries More Excerpts of NPC Deputies' Speeches”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 187...
    • The city Marco Polo called Kalachan was somewhere in today’s Alxa League, a large area encompassing both Alxa Left Banner and Alxa Right Banner, a banner being equivalent to a county.2004 September, Wang Miao [王苗], Shi Baoxiu [石宝琇], “A Detour Through the Desert to Etzina”, in Tracing Marco Polo's China Route [与马可·波罗同行], China Intercontinental Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 150

Origin of Alxa

From Mongolian ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ (alaša-).

Questions about Alxa

What does Alxa mean?
Alxa means a league in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in northern China.
What part of speech is Alxa?
Alxa is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Alxa?
Alxa is pronounced /ˌɑlˈʃɑː/.

Words near Alxa in the dictionary

  1. alwise
  2. alwrong
  3. alwuz
  4. Alwyn
  5. alwyte
  6. Alxa
  7. Aly
  8. Alyaksandr
  9. Alyaksei
  10. Alyaksey
  11. alyaunte

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