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Ningxia

/nɪŋˈʃjɑː/ · name

Meaning

  1. A Hui autonomous region of China. Official name: Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Capital: Yinchuan.

Etymology / origin

c. mid 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寧夏 /宁夏 (Níngxià).

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