Ximiao

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Ximiao

1. A location in Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia, in northern China.
   • 1987 July, A. S. Walker, J. W. Olsen, Bagen, “The Badain Jaran Desert: Remote Sensing Investigations”, in The Geographical Journal‎^[1], volume 153, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, →JSTOR, →OCLC, page 206:

     At Ximiao, uplifted sedimentary rocks split the Ruo Shui into the Dong He (East River) and the Xi He (West River).

   • c. 2015, “Hei River”, in Encyclopedia Britannica‎^[2], archived from the original on 6 September 2015‎^[3]:

     Between Dingxin and Ximiao it is called the Ruo River. At Ximiao in Inner Mongolia the river bifurcates into two streams, the Xi (Morin) and Dong (Narin) rivers, which empty, respectively, into Lakes Gaxun (Gashun) and Sub (Sogo).

Translations

location

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Further reading

• Ximiao at Google Ngram Viewer