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So-ch'e

So-ch'e proper noun: synonym of Yarkant.

so-ch'e: synonym of Yarkant
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Proper noun

So-ch'e

  1. Synonym of Yarkant.
    • Flourishing cotton fields abound also at So-ch'e, Maralbashi (Pa-ch'u), Shan-shan, Su-lo, and Korla.[…]
    • Around a million catties of raw silk reportedly is produced each year from Khotan, Yarkand (So-ch'e), and Su-lo acreage, and a considerable increase is expected; for the provincial Reconstruction Commission has been importing improved silkworm eggs and extending sericulture plots.1944, Martin R. Norins, “Reconstruction”, in Gateway to Asia: Sinkiang, Frontier of the Chinese Far West, John Day Company, →OCLC, page 109
    Synonyms:
    Yarkant

Synonyms of So-ch'e

Origin of So-ch'e

From Mandarin 莎車 /莎车 (Suōchē), Wade–Giles romanization: So¹-chʻê¹.

Questions about So-ch'e

What does So-ch'e mean?
So-ch'e means synonym of Yarkant.
What part of speech is So-ch'e?
So-ch'e is a proper noun.

Words near So-ch'e in the dictionary

  1. so-and-sos
  2. So-cal
  3. so-called
  4. so-called dollar
  5. so-called dollars
  6. So-ch'e
  7. SO-DIMM
  8. SO-DIMMs
  9. so-iuy mullet
  10. so-iuy mullets
  11. so-manieth

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