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Linxia

Syllables: Lin·xia

Linxia proper noun: a Hui autonomous prefecture in Gansu, China.

Proper noun

Linxia

  1. A Hui autonomous prefecture in Gansu, China.
    • The Education Bureau of Linhsia Hui Autonomous Prefecture recently held a forum of some 100 primary and middle school teachers in the prefecture to expose and criticize the theoretical absurdity of the "two assessments" dished up by the gang of four.[1977 December 21 [1977 December 16], “Kansu Prefecture Criticizes Gang”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 245, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from...
    • Linxia, once known as Hezhou, has been a center of Islam for centuries and now enjoys a climate of religious tolerance.2006 February 19, Jim Yardley, “China's Muslims, pragmatically, avoid cartoon protests”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2023, Asia Pacific

Origin of Linxia

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 臨夏 /临夏 (Línxià).

Questions about Linxia

What does Linxia mean?
Linxia means a Hui autonomous prefecture in Gansu, China.
What part of speech is Linxia?
Linxia is a proper noun.

Words near Linxia in the dictionary

  1. Linville
  2. linvoseltamab
  3. Linwei
  4. Linwood
  5. LINX
  6. Linxia
  7. Linxiangian
  8. liny
  9. Linyi
  10. Linying
  11. Linyou

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