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Toksun

Toksun proper noun: a county of Turpan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

toksun: a county of Turpan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China
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Proper noun

Toksun

  1. A county of Turpan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
    • As shown by the map, this hill range, known over different sections by varying local names such as Tuz-tagh or Kawan-tagh, stretches with a general east-to-west direction along the whole length of the depression from the Pichan oasis to north of Toksun.1933, Aurel Stein, Note on a Map of the Turfan Basin, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 240
    • The Tungans fled towards Toksun, while the government troops stormed Turfan, which our convoy had left a few days before.1936, Sven Hedin, The Flight of "Big Horse": The Trail of War in Central Asia, E. P. Dutton, →OCLC, page 15
  2. A town in Toksun, Turpan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
    Synonyms:
    T'o-k'o-hsun, T'o-k'o-hsün
  3. A township in Baicheng, Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Examples of Toksun in a sentence

  • Karez in Toksun County today has a history of more than 300 years.1997, “Impressions on Fire Land”, in Travelling around Xinjiang: A Land of Enchantment, Beijing: Science Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 198...
  • The two hottest places in China on Monday were Linxian in Shanxi province, and Toksun county in the Xinjiang region, which both saw temperatures of 42 degrees.2017, Kinling Lo, “Hot ways to chill: China’s heat wave inspires creative thinking among sweltering locals”, in South China Morning Post:
  • Zhou Bangyu, an official from Hunan Province in central China, helped Yiburanyim Abulza, a poor villager in Toksun County sell 800 kilograms of dried grapes in two weeks.2018, “China Focus: Industry plays big role in poverty alleviation in Xinjiang”, in Liangyu, editor, Xinhua News Agency, archived from the...

Synonyms of Toksun

Origin of Toksun

Borrowed from Uyghur توقسۇن (toqsun).

Questions about Toksun

What does Toksun mean?
Toksun means a county of Turpan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
How do you use Toksun in a sentence?
Karez in Toksun County today has a history of more than 300 years.
What part of speech is Toksun?
Toksun is a proper noun.

Words near Toksun in the dictionary

  1. Tokorozawa
  2. tokos
  3. tokoyama
  4. Tokpela
  5. Toks
  6. Toksun
  7. toktokkie
  8. toktokkies
  9. toku
  10. toku-dawara
  11. Tokuda's mole

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