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Kizilsu

Kizilsu proper noun: a Kirgiz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang, China.

kizilsu: a Kirgiz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang, China
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Proper noun

Kizilsu

  1. A Kirgiz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang, China.
    • On August 21, the Southern Xinjiang Administrative Office was established at Kazgar, with jurisdiction over the Aksu, Kazgar, Xiache, and Hetian Special Districts and the newly established Kizilsu A.Z. and Tash Kurghan A.X.1979, Donald H. McMillen, Chinese Communist Power and Policy in Xinjiang, 1949-1977, Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 45
    • The Kirgizs. This nationality has a population of 113,999, of which about 80 per cent live in close communities in the Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in the southwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.1985, 《中国手册》编辑委员会 [China Handbook Editorial Committee], translated by Chen Zhucai, 社会生活 [Life and Lifestyles] (《中国手册》 [China Handbook Series]), Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 61
    Synonyms:
    Kezilesu, K'o-tzu-le-su, K'o-tzu-lo-su, Kotzulosu, Kizil-Su, Kizil Su, Qïzïl-Su, Qizil Su, Kezhou, Qïzïl Su

Synonyms of Kizilsu

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  • Kyzyl-su

Origin of Kizilsu

Borrowed from Kyrgyz كىزىلسۋ / Кызылсуу (Kızılsuu, literally “red water”), from кызыл (kızıl, “red”) + суу (suu, “water”). Cognate with Uyghur قىزىلسۇ (qizilsu).

Questions about Kizilsu

What does Kizilsu mean?
Kizilsu means a Kirgiz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang, China.
What part of speech is Kizilsu?
Kizilsu is a proper noun.

Words near Kizilsu in the dictionary

  1. Kizh
  2. Kizil Irmak
  3. Kizil Su
  4. Kizilbash
  5. Kizilbashes
  6. Kizilsu
  7. Kizior
  8. Kizlyar
  9. kizomba
  10. Kizzee
  11. Kizzees

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