Ning-wu

A form of Ningwu — A mountain pass and important gate in the Great Wall in Shanxi, China.

OriginChinese 寧武 /宁武 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativedatedAlternative form of Ningwu.
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    Type in the U. S. National Herbarium, no. 1,445,582, collected on open slope of mountain below summit, at Ning-wu Hsien, northern Shansi, China, alt. 2500 meters, August 21,1929, by T. Tang (no. 1439).[…] Type in the TJ. S. National Herbarium, no. 1,445,581, collected in a watery crevice, at Ning-wu Hsien, Shansi, China, alt. 2000 meters, August 21, 1929, by T. Tang (no. 1435).

    1930 June 5, A. S. Hitchcock, “Fifteen New Species of Grasses, Six from Africa, Nine from China”, in Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, volume 43, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 93

Origin

  1. Chinese寧武 /宁武
  2. EnglishNing-wu

The Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 寧武 /宁武 (Níngwǔ), a clipping of 寧武關 /宁武关 (Níngwǔguān, “Pacified Military Pass”).

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