Yaozhou

Yao·zhou
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proper noun

A district of Tongchuan, Shaanxi, China.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A district of Tongchuan, Shaanxi, China.

    Mt. Yaowang, is situated in Yaozhou District, Tongchuan City, 70 kilometers (43 miles) north of Xi’an. To get there travelers can take a coach from Xi’an North Long-distance Bus Station to Yaozhou District in Tongchuan City.

    2017 December 29, “A Two-day Tour to Appreciate Yaozhou Kiln”, in Government Website of Shaanxi Province, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2021
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    The three species of Tasmanognathus (T. borealis, T. gracilis and T. shichuanheensis) erected by An in An et al. (1985) from the Yaoxian Formation (DarriwilianSandbian) of Yaozhou District (formerly Yaoxian) of Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province in North China exhibit similar species apparatus and closely related morphological variations of constituent elements.

    2010 July, Zhen Y.Y. et al., “A Late Ordovician Conodont Fauna from the Lower Limestone Member of the Benjamin Limestone in Central Tasmania, and Revision of Tasmanognathus careyi Burrett, 1979”, in Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, volume 131, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 59

Origin

  1. Mandarin耀州
  2. EnglishYaozhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 耀州.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 耀州
  • 耀州district
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APA

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