Etymology

Yinchuan

Yin·chuan
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Today it means: The capital city of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China Full definition →

Mandarin 銀川 /银川
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from銀川 /银川
  2. English todayYinchuan

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. The capital city of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China

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