Etymology

Wulumuqi

Wu·lu·mu·qi
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Today it means: Synonym of Ürümqi: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. Full definition →

Mandarin 烏魯木齊 /乌鲁木齐
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from烏魯木齊 /乌鲁木齐
  2. English todayWulumuqi

c. mid 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 烏魯木齊 /乌鲁木齐 (Wūlǔmùqí).

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