Sainshand

English

Etymology

From Mongolian Сайншанд (Sajnšand)

Proper noun

Sainshand

1. A city in Mongolia
   • 2002 August 12, Michael Kohn, “A Lonely Battle in Mongolia to Save Buddhist Relics”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on November 28, 2010, World‎^[2]:

     His knowledge was finally put to use when Mongolia opened up to democracy in 1990 and restrictions on religion were eased. He recovered about half the boxes his grandfather had buried, and opened a museum in Sainshand, 460 miles southeast of Ulan Bator, the capital. Lacking proper storage for the relics, Mr. Altangerel decided to leave the remaining 30 or so boxes underground.

Translations

a city in Mongolia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 賽音山達／赛音山达 (zh) (Sàiyīnshāndá)

• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Сайншанд (Sajnšand)

  Mongolian: ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨᠱᠠᠩᠳᠠ (sayinšaŋda)

• Russian: Са́йншанд m (Sájnšand)