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Meaning of Ningxia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/nɪŋˈʃjɑː/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية نِينْغْشْيَا
हिन्दी निंगशिया
日本語 寧夏
한국어 녕하 닝샤 영하
Português Ningxia
Русский Нинся
Tiếng Việt Ninh Hạ

Examples

“In 1955, the trans-Mongolian railroad was inaugurated and in 1958 the Baotou line was extended to Lanzhou in Gansu, passing through Ningxia.”
“FROM Baotou, China’s interior trunk line goes west and then south to one of China’s main concentrations of Muslims, in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. My train left Baotou at 9:16 A.M., and the 317-mile trip took slightly over 10 hours; we arrived at 7:30 P.M., just 19 minutes late, at Ningxia's capital, Yinchuan.”
“Local sources said a sit-in protest by hundreds of ethnic Hui Muslims took place on Friday to defend the huge new mosque, which was built last year in the northern region of Ningxia.”
“China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs reported a new case of African swine fever on a farm in the northwestern region of Ningxia on Tuesday.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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