Tulufan
Syllables: Tu·lu·fan
Tulufan proper noun: synonym of Turfan: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Proper noun
Tulufan
- Synonym of Turfan: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
- Tulufan or Turfan and Fayuan or Kucheng lie to the east of the capital. Hami, an oasis in the desert, is yet nearer the eastern boundary of the province and is an important post on the chief road into China proper.1913, Thomas Cochrane, “Chapter XXI.”, in Survey of the Missionary Occupation of China, Shanghai: Christian Literature Society for China, →OCLC, page 332
- The Tulufan basin has well-developed source, reservoir, and trapping conditions, and early formed structures. These make it a favorable area for oil and gas accumulation and enrichment.1986, Michel T. Halbouty, editor, Future Petroleum Provinces of the World, Tulsa, OK: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, →ISBN, page 511
- Synonyms:
- Turfan
Synonyms of Tulufan
Forms of Tulufan
| alternative form | T'u-lu-fan |
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Origin of Tulufan
From Mandarin 吐魯番 /吐鲁番 (Tǔlǔfān).
Questions about Tulufan
- What does Tulufan mean?
- Tulufan means synonym of Turfan: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
- What part of speech is Tulufan?
- Tulufan is a proper noun.
Words near Tulufan in the dictionary
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