Meanings
- A Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in Sichuan, China.
In the latest of dozens of deadly immolations to protest Chinese rule, a Tibetan women set herself ablaze and died on March 5 in Tibet’s Ngawa region, the International Campaign for Tibet said.
2015 March 10, Abhishek Madhukar, “China choosing Dalai Lama like Castro naming pope - Tibetan exile leader”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 06 May 2022, Top News1 more example
The Nhasangs themselves are from Ngaba, which is in the Amdo region of northeastern Tibetan, a cultural borderland where Tibetan and Sichuan traditions meet. China has decreed that Ngaba is within Sichuan Province.
[2022 November 8, Pete Wells, “Restaurant Review: Why Does This Tibetan Kitchen Also Cook Sichuan Food?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2022, FoodSynonyms: Aba
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in Sichuan, China.
Origin
- Tibetanརྔ་བ་་
- EnglishNgawa
From Tibetan རྔ་བ་་ (rnga ba).
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Chinese Mandarin 阿壩 /阿坝
- 阿壩 /阿坝 (Ābà)Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture
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Cite this entry
Ngawa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ngawa
“Ngawa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ngawa. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ngawa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ngawa.
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