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Ning-wu

Ning-wu is the alternative form of Ningwu.

Meaning of Ningwu

Proper noun

Ningwu

  1. A mountain pass and important gate in the Great Wall in Shanxi, China.
    Synonyms:
    Ningwuguan
  2. A county of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China.
    • The last item, also a news report , deals with the rural medical cooperation system of a production brigade in Ningwu County, Shansi Province, which has been developed through PLA assistance.1970, Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, →OCLC, page B 11

Origin of Ning-wu

The Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 寧武 /宁武 (Níngwǔ), a clipping of 寧武關 /宁武关 (Níngwǔguān, “Pacified Military Pass”).

Questions about Ning-wu

What is Ning-wu the alternative form of?
Ning-wu is the alternative form of Ningwu.

Words near Ning-wu in the dictionary

  1. Ning-hsia
  2. ning-nong
  3. ning-nongs
  4. Ning-Po
  5. Ning-te
  6. Ning-wu
  7. Ningan
  8. ningaui
  9. ningauis
  10. Ningbo
  11. Ningbonese

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