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Nujiang

Syllables: Nu·jiang/ˈnuːˈd͡ʒiæŋ/

Nujiang proper noun: a Lisu autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, China.

Proper noun

Nujiang

  1. A Lisu autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, China.
    • On the side of a commercial van in the city, I saw the logo “Shangri-la Tours” written in English. Miffed by Lijiang's presumption, the Nujiang prefecture along the Salween River appointed a committee of academicians to study the origins of the Shangri-la myth, to see if they might claim it instead.2003, Noel Grove, Earth's Last Great Places: Exploring the Nature Conservancy Worldwide, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 173
  2. Nu River (the upper reaches of the Salween River in China).

Nujiang meaning in Marathi

Nujiang in Marathi

Lisu autonomous prefecture in Yunnan
नूजिअँग nūjiaĕṅga
the upper reaches of the Salween River in China
नूजिअँग nūjiaĕṅga

Forms of Nujiang

alternative formNu-chiang
alternative formNuchiang

Origin of Nujiang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 怒江 (Nùjiāng).

Questions about Nujiang

What does Nujiang mean?
Nujiang means a Lisu autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, China.
What is Nujiang in Marathi?
Nujiang in Marathi is नूजिअँग (nūjiaĕṅga). See Nujiang meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Nujiang?
Nujiang is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nujiang?
Nujiang is pronounced /ˈnuːˈd͡ʒiæŋ/.

Words near Nujiang in the dictionary

  1. Nuits
  2. NUJ
  3. nujazz
  4. Nujeeb
  5. Nujeebs
  6. Nujiang
  7. Nujib
  8. Nujibs
  9. nuk
  10. nukable
  11. nukacin

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