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Mainling

Mainling proper noun: a county-level city of Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

Proper noun

Mainling

  1. A county-level city of Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
    • The avalanche occurred on a section of road between Pai village in Mainling county and the exit of the Doxong La tunnel in Medog county at around 8 p.m. (1200 GMT) on Tuesday, with people and vehicles stranded, according to the Xinhua News Agency.2023 January 18, Bernard Orr, “At least 8 killed in Tibet avalanche, Chinese govt sends team to help search for survivors”, in Michael Perry, editor, Reuters, sourced from BEIJING (Reuters), archived...
    Synonyms:
    Milin

Synonyms of Mainling

  • Milin

Origin of Mainling

From Tibetan སྨན་གླིང (sman gling).

Questions about Mainling

What does Mainling mean?
Mainling means a county-level city of Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
What part of speech is Mainling?
Mainling is a proper noun.

Words near Mainling in the dictionary

  1. mainline
  2. mainlined
  3. mainliner
  4. mainliners
  5. mainlines
  6. Mainling
  7. mainlining
  8. mainly
  9. mainmast
  10. mainmast head
  11. mainmast heads

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