Meanings
alternative Shilingol · alternative Silingal
- A league in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.
Bateer, 44, a herdsman in the Xilingol Prefecture of Inner Mongolia, said in a telephone interview that he feared that, under the new education policy, future generations of Mongolians would forget their culture and their grasslands heritage.
2020 August 31, Amy Qin, “Curbs on Mongolian Language Teaching Prompt Large Protests in China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2020, Asia PacificSynonyms: Xilinguole
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA league in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.
Origin
- Mongolianᠰᠢᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ
- EnglishXilingol
From Mongolian ᠰᠢᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ (sili yin ɣool).
More words from Mongolian
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Chinese Cantonese 錫林郭勒 /锡林郭勒
- 錫林郭勒 /锡林郭勒 (sek³ lam⁴ gwok³ lak⁶)league
Chinese Mandarin 錫林郭勒 /锡林郭勒
- 錫林郭勒 /锡林郭勒 (Xīlínguōlè)league
Japanese シリンゴル
- シリンゴルleague
Cite this entry
Xilingol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xilingol
“Xilingol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xilingol. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Xilingol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xilingol.
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