Bayannur
Bayannur proper noun: a prefecture-level city of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in northern China.
Proper noun
Bayannur
- A prefecture-level city of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in northern China.
- “The shelterbelts here," explained 53-year-old Ma Shoushou, head of the Bayannur League sand-protection station, “are only part of a great network of shelterbelts planted in 320 counties and banners stretching over 11 provinces and autonomous regions in China’s north, northeast and northwest.1982 January, “Fighting Back the Deserts”, in China Reconstructs, China Welfare Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 40
- A 'commodity grain base' of at least regional significance is reported from the irrigated 'inland delta' area of the Bayannur Meng Banner^([sic – meaning League]), on the Yellow River west of Baotou, centred on Linhe and Wuyuan (People's Daily, 9 July 1979; Fig. 10.1).1985, Frank Leeming, Rural China Today, Longman, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 148
Forms of Bayannur
| alternative form | Bayan Nur |
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| alternative form | Bayan-Nur |
Origin of Bayannur
From Mongolian ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ (bayannaɣur), from ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ (bayan) + ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ (naɣur). Compare Mandarin 巴彥淖爾 /巴彦淖尔 (Bāyànnào'ěr). See also Ordos /nʊːr/, Mongolian нуур (nuur, “lake”).
Questions about Bayannur
- What does Bayannur mean?
- Bayannur means a prefecture-level city of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in northern China.
- What part of speech is Bayannur?
- Bayannur is a proper noun.
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