Meanings
- A Hui autonomous prefecture in Gansu, China.
Linxia, once known as Hezhou, has been a center of Islam for centuries and now enjoys a climate of religious tolerance.
2006 February 19, Jim Yardley, “China's Muslims, pragmatically, avoid cartoon protests”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2023, Asia Pacific1 more example
The Education Bureau of Linhsia Hui Autonomous Prefecture recently held a forum of some 100 primary and middle school teachers in the prefecture to expose and criticize the theoretical absurdity of the "two assessments" dished up by the gang of four.
[1977 December 21 [1977 December 16], “Kansu Prefecture Criticizes Gang”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 245, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Lanchow Kansu Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, People's Republic of China: Northwest Region, page M 1
Origin
- Mandarin臨夏 /临夏
- EnglishLinxia
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 臨夏 /临夏 (Línxià).
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Chinese Cantonese 臨夏 /临夏
- 臨夏 /临夏 (lam⁴ haa⁶)Hui autonomous prefecture
Chinese Mandarin 臨夏 /临夏
- 臨夏 /临夏 (Línxià)Hui autonomous prefecture
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Linxia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linxia
“Linxia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linxia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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