Wuhai

Wu·hai
W4U1H4A1I1

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A prefecture-level city of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.

    The industrial park sits along the river in the region that joins Ningxia and Inner Mongolia, part of an industrial colossus built in less than six years on the arid, water-starved land surrounding the city of Wuhai.

    2006 November 19, Jim Yardley, “A Troubled River Mirrors China’s Path to Modernity”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2009, Asia Pacific

Origin

  1. Mandarin烏海 /乌海
  2. EnglishWuhai

From Mandarin 烏海 /乌海 (Wūhǎi).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 烏海 /乌海
  • 烏海 /乌海prefecture-level city
Chinese Mandarin 烏海 /乌海
  • 烏海 /乌海 (Wūhǎi)prefecture-level city
Cite this entry
APA

Wuhai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wuhai

MLA

“Wuhai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wuhai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wuhai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wuhai.

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