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Tsaidam

Tsaidam is the alternative form of Qaidam.

Meaning of Qaidam

Proper noun

Qaidam

  1. An arid basin of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau covered with deserts and salt flats, making up most of northwestern Qinghai Province, China.
    • "Under the guidance of Chairman Mao's great strategic plan 'be prepared against war, be prepared against natural disasters, and do everything for the people,' party organizations and revolutionary committees at all levels of Haihsi Mongol-Tibetan-Kazakh Autonomous District, Tsinghai Province, have...[1971 May 12 [1971 May 5], “Tsinghai Autonomous District Develops Local Industry”, in Daily Report: Communist China, volume I, number 92, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Peking...
  2. A river in the basin.

Questions about Tsaidam

What is Tsaidam the alternative form of?
Tsaidam is the alternative form of Qaidam.

Words near Tsaidam in the dictionary

  1. tsaganomyid
  2. tsaganomyids
  3. Tsaghkotn
  4. Tsahal
  5. Tsai
  6. Tsaidam
  7. Tsais
  8. Tsakaling
  9. Tsakhur
  10. Tsakonia
  11. Tsakonian

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