Medog
Medog proper noun: a county of Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
Proper noun
Medog
- A county of Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
- Their trek took them across the snowbound Gawalung pass from the Lhasa-Sichuan road and then south along the Tsangpo to Medog, a garrison town near the Indian border.2002, Michael McRae, The Siege of Shangri-La, New York: Broadway Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 124
- At present, there are only three routes to Medog on foot.2005, 成卫东 [Cheng Weidong], 雪域寻梦 [Dreams of Snow Land], Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 135
Examples of Medog in a sentence
- China announced Thursday that it had connected a Tibetan county, Medog, to the nation’s highway system, ending the relative isolation of the area.2010 December 16, Edward Wong, “Isolated County in Tibet Is Linked to Highway System”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...
- Medog County is rich in biocultural diversity.2020 March 1, Yang, J. et al., “Medicinal and edible plants used by the Lhoba people in Medog County, Tibet, China”, in Journal of...
Synonyms of Medog
Forms of Medog
| alternative form | Mêdog |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Metok |
Origin of Medog
From Tibetan མེ་ཏོག (me tog).
Questions about Medog
- What does Medog mean?
- Medog means a county of Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
- How do you use Medog in a sentence?
- China announced Thursday that it had connected a Tibetan county, Medog, to the nation’s highway system, ending the relative isolation of the area.
- What part of speech is Medog?
- Medog is a proper noun.
Words near Medog in the dictionary
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