Yawa

Y4A1W4A1
/ˈjɑwə/

proper noun

A township in Karakax, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

OriginUyghur ياۋا →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A township in Karakax, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

    "By this statement he implied he was angry with our justice system, so we had monitored their their actions over the past 10 years, and they had to submit an application if they wanted to leave Yawa township," added Sadir.

    2016 December 29, Shohret Hoshur, Qiao Long, Luisetta Mudie, “Five Dead After 'Terror Attack,' Explosion in China's Xinjiang”, in Shohret Hoshur, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2016

Origin

  1. Uyghurياۋا
  2. EnglishYawa

Borrowed from Uyghur ياۋا (yawa).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 雅瓦
  • 雅瓦 (Yǎwǎ)township in Karakax, Hotan, Xinjiang, China

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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