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Wu-shih

Wu-shih is the alternative form of Wushi.

Meaning of Wushi

Proper noun

Wushi

  1. Synonym of Uqturpan: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
    • On February 5, 2005, an earthquake of the magnitude of 6.2 occurred in Wushi County; on July 20, 2007, an earthquake of the magnitude 5.7 happened in Tekesi County; on March 21, 2008, another earthquake of the magnitude of 7.3 occurred in Yutian—Celle... There were 36 earthquakes of over the...2014, 李欣凭 [Li Xinping], 活力新疆 [Modern Xinjiang], Beijing: China Intercontinental Press (五洲传播出版社), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 201
    Synonyms:
    Uqturpan

Origin of Wu-shih

From Mandarin 烏什 /乌什 (Wūshí), Wade–Giles romanization: Wu¹-shih².

Questions about Wu-shih

What is Wu-shih the alternative form of?
Wu-shih is the alternative form of Wushi.

Words near Wu-shih in the dictionary

  1. Wu-hu
  2. Wu-kung
  3. Wu-lu-mu-ch'i
  4. Wu-ma
  5. Wu-shan
  6. Wu-shih
  7. Wu-su-li
  8. Wu-Tanger
  9. Wu-Tangers
  10. wu-ts'ai
  11. wu-wei

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Wu-shih (page history and authors); Wushi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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