English Explanatory Dictionary

Hexi Corridor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A geographical region of relatively arable terrain in modern western Gansu Province, China, part of the Northern Silk Road running northwest from the bank of the Yellow River; consisting of a string of oases, it was the most important route from North China to the Tarim Basin and Central Asia for traders and the military.

Word forms

Hexi Corridor the Hexi Corridor Ho-hsi Corridor

Etymology

Partial calque from Mandarin and from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 河西走廊 (Héxī Zǒuláng).

Synonyms

Gansu Corridor Hexi
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