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Dongxiang

Syllables: Dong·xiang/dɔŋ.ʃɒŋ/

Dongxiang noun: a member of an ethnic group of Gansu Province in China.

Noun

Dongxiang (plural Dongxiangs or Dongxiang)

  1. A member of an ethnic group of Gansu Province in China.
    • The Dongxiangs are Islamic and share much in common with the Hui nationality people in their customs.1993, 曾庆南 [Zeng Qingnan], 张纬雯 [Zhang Weiwen], editors, 中国少数民族风情录 [In Search of China's Minorities], Beijing: New World Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 60
    • 'In Chinese society, Muslims have a low social status and do low-status jobs,' says Chen Mingjie, a middle-school teacher in Guangzhou. 'Few are in high positions in business or the government; their religion and its rules are seen as a handicap. They run restaurants and small businesses. The...2009 December 13, Mark O'Neill, “Faith in the present”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2023

Proper noun (1)

Dongxiang

  1. An autonomous county of Linxia prefecture, Gansu, China.
    • The most recent census found 513,000 Dongxiang people in China, and an overwhelming majority live in and around Dongxiang County. Of the 25 townships in the county, 19 do not have a single Chinese person. Most people do not speak Chinese, and some, like Mr. Tie, have only a vague notion of China...2006 March 19, Jim Yardley, “Deep in China, a Poor and Pious Muslim Enclave”, in The New York Times (Asia Pacific section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
  2. The Mongolic language traditionally spoken by these people.
    Synonyms:
    Santa

Proper noun (2)

Dongxiang

  1. A township in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
  2. An island of Dongxiang, Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

Examples of Dongxiang in a sentence

  • The Public Security Bureau has Hui [Chinese Muslims not included in other ethnic groups such as the Uygur and Dongxiang] police to look after them.2009 December 13, Mark O'Neill, “Faith in the present”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Nov...
  • The most recent census found 513,000 Dongxiang people in China, and an overwhelming majority live in and around Dongxiang County.2006 March 19, Jim Yardley, “Deep in China, a Poor and Pious Muslim Enclave”, in The New York Times (Asia Pacific section), New York, N.Y....

Synonyms of Dongxiang

Forms of Dongxiang

pluralDongxiangs
pluralDongxiang
alternative formTung-hsiang

Origin of Dongxiang

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東鄉 /东乡 (Dōngxiāng).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東庠 /东庠 (Dōngxiáng).

Questions about Dongxiang

What does Dongxiang mean?
Dongxiang means a member of an ethnic group of Gansu Province in China.
How do you use Dongxiang in a sentence?
The Public Security Bureau has Hui [Chinese Muslims not included in other ethnic groups such as the Uygur and Dongxiang] police to look after them.
What part of speech is Dongxiang?
Dongxiang can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dongxiang?
Dongxiang is pronounced /dɔŋ.ʃɒŋ/.
What is the plural of Dongxiang?
The plural of Dongxiang is Dongxiangs.

Words near Dongxiang in the dictionary

  1. Dongsong
  2. Dongsonian
  3. Dongsonians
  4. Dongting
  5. Dongtou
  6. Dongxiang
  7. Dongxiangs
  8. Dongxihu
  9. Dongxing
  10. Dongyang
  11. Dongyi

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