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Haixi

Syllables: Hai·xi/ˌhaɪˈʃiː/

Haixi proper noun: a Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai, China.

Proper noun

Haixi

  1. A Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai, China.
    • Now, west of the azure lake from which Qinghai derives its name, are the many prisons of what is now officially called the “Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.” Although it is only one of eight prefectures in Qinghai, Haixi comprises 45 percent of the province’s territory. It is...1998, James D. Seymour, Richard Anderson, New Ghosts Old Ghosts Prisons and Labor Reform Camps in China, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 136
    • But critics argue that moving these farmers, who are mainly Han Chinese and members of the minority Hui, Tu and Salar ethnic groups, will further erode the position of the Tibetan inhabitants of Dulan County in Haixi Prefecture, where the farmers are to be resettled and which is a designated...
    • In Haixi Prefecture, the Tibetan percentage of the population would fall from 11.1 percent to 10.3 percent, while in Dulan County it would decline from 22.7 percent to 14 percent. For Mongolians the declines are from 7.6 percent to 6.5 percent and from 14.1 percent to 6.7 percent.
    • The number of Han Chinese in Haixi Prefecture would rise from 236,918 to 261,375 and in Dulan County from 27,977 to 52,434.1999 May 30 [1999 May 28], Paul Lewis, “U.S. May Try To Stop Loan Seen as Bad For Tibetans”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015, World

Forms of Haixi

alternative formHai-hsi
alternative formHaihsi

Origin of Haixi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 海西 (Hǎixī).

Questions about Haixi

What does Haixi mean?
Haixi means a Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai, China.
What part of speech is Haixi?
Haixi is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Haixi?
Haixi is pronounced /ˌhaɪˈʃiː/.

Words near Haixi in the dictionary

  1. Haitianizing
  2. Haitianness
  3. Haitians
  4. Haivoron
  5. haiweeite
  6. Haixi
  7. haiya
  8. Haiyan
  9. Haiyang
  10. Haiythoshi
  11. Haiyuan

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