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Linwei

Syllables: Lin·wei

Linwei proper noun: a district of Weinan, Shaanxi, China.

Proper noun

Linwei

  1. A district of Weinan, Shaanxi, China.
    • Former reporter Xie Zhaoping , 55, has been detained at the Linwei district police station in Weinan , Shaanxi , for 'illegal business' after publishing Large Migration, a 100,000-word book, in May.2010 September 2, Priscilla Jiao, “Book on dam's relocated victims lands author in jail”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2024
    • In one case reported on December 1, 1997, Judge Zhao Huanchi of Minsheng Road Court in the Linwei district, Shanxi^([sic – meaning Shaanxi]), issued a subpoena on November 4 to the manager of Weinan Food Service Company, requesting that the manager come to the court. On the next day, however, the...2013, Qiang Fang, “Chinese Media and the Rule of Law: The Case of the China Youth Daily, 1979-2006”, in Xiaobing Li, Qiang Fang, editors, Modern Chinese Legal Reform: New Perspectives, University...

Origin of Linwei

From Mandarin 臨渭 /临渭.

Questions about Linwei

What does Linwei mean?
Linwei means a district of Weinan, Shaanxi, China.
What part of speech is Linwei?
Linwei is a proper noun.

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