English Explanatory Dictionary

Yinchuan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China

Pronunciation

yĭn′chwän′

Word forms

Yinchuan Yinchwan Yin-ch'uan Yin Chuan

Etymology

Likely c. 1940s, from Mandarin 銀川 /银川 (Yínchuān), Wade–Giles romanization: Yin²-chʻuan¹, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.

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