Meanings
- A Mongol autonomous prefecture in the Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Korla is the capital of the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang. The largest prefecture in all of China, Bayingolin is roughly the size of California.
1995, Alan A. Lew, Lawrence Yu, editors, Tourism in China, Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1972 more examples
Now Korla City has a population of more than 100,000 and well-developed industry and commerce. It is the capital of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture which covers one quarter of the area of Xinjiang.
The Silk Road, Past and Present
1989, Che Muqi (车慕奇), 丝绸之路今昔 [The Silk Road, Past and Present], Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 209In 2002, the desert road extended to the Qiemo County of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, and the government mobilized farmers to adjust planting structure immediately with an annual increase of 12,000 mu of jujubes.
Modern Xinjiang
2014, 李欣凭 [Li Xinping], 活力新疆 [Modern Xinjiang], Beijing: China Intercontinental Press (五洲传播出版社), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 8Synonyms: Bayinguoleng, Payinkuoleng, Bayin'gholin, Bayangol, Bazhou
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA Mongol autonomous prefecture in the Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Origin
- Mongolianᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ
- Uyghurبايىنغولىن
- EnglishBayingolin
Borrowed from Uyghur بايىنغولىن (bayin'gholin), from Mongolian ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ (bayanɣool).
More words from Uyghur, Mongolian
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Chinese Mandarin 巴音郭楞
- 巴音郭楞 (Bāyīnguōléng)a Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
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Bayingolin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bayingolin
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