Meanings
- A county-level city of Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
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Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA county-level city of Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
Origin
- Tibetanསྨན་གླིང
- EnglishMainling
From Tibetan སྨན་གླིང (sman gling).
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Chinese Cantonese 米林
- 米林 (mai⁵ lam⁴)county-level city
Chinese Mandarin 米林
- 米林 (Mǐlín)county-level city
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Mainling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mainling
“Mainling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mainling. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mainling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mainling.
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