Meanings
- A league in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in northern China.
More than 500 emergency personnel were at the mine in Alxa League, a prefecture in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, by late Wednesday night, state media said.
2023 February 23, Chang Che, John Liu, “More Than 50 Missing After Coal Mine Collapses in Northern China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2023, Asia Pacific3 more examples
Deputy Baoriledai said: The Hulusitai coal mines are located in the Alashan League but the management of the coal mines is not in the hands of Nei Monggol. This has resulted in a severe shortage of coal in our region. At present, the coal supply for Alashan League has to be transported from Wuhai City.[…]It has been 30 years since the founding of the PRC, but camels are still the primary means of transportation in Alashan League.
宝日勒岱
[1980 September 24 [1980 September 15], Baoriledai [宝日勒岱], quotee, “RENMIN RIBAO Carries More Excerpts of NPC Deputies' Speeches”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 187, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Beijing RENMIN RIBAO p 4, translation of original in Chinese, →ISSN, →OCLC, People's Republic of China: National Affairs, page L 12The city Marco Polo called Kalachan was somewhere in today’s Alxa League, a large area encompassing both Alxa Left Banner and Alxa Right Banner, a banner being equivalent to a county.
与马可·波罗同行
2004 September, Wang Miao [王苗], Shi Baoxiu [石宝琇], “A Detour Through the Desert to Etzina”, in Tracing Marco Polo's China Route [与马可·波罗同行], China Intercontinental Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 150The 15th Alxa Festival, which was held in the Alxa League of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from October 1 to October 5, has attracted many off-road players, enthusiasts and tourists to enjoy the race.
2020 October 9, “Xinhua Silk Road: China’s large-scale desert off-road festival delights participants with visual feast”, in AP News, PR Newswire, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2022
Origin
- Mongolianᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ
- EnglishAlxa
From Mongolian ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ (alaša-).
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Chinese Mandarin 阿拉善
- 阿拉善 (Ālāshàn)league
Cite this entry
Alxa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alxa
“Alxa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alxa. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alxa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alxa.
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