"Alxa" meaning in All languages combined

See Alxa on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˌɑlˈʃɑː/
Etymology: From Mongolian ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ (alaša-). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mn|ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ᠎}} Mongolian ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ (alaša-) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Alxa
  1. A league in Inner Mongolia, in northern China. Wikipedia link: Alxa Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Inner Mongolia Translations (league): 阿拉善 (Ālāshàn) (Chinese Mandarin), ᠠᠯᠠᡧᠠᠨ (alašan) (Manchu), ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ (alaša) (Mongolian)
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  "etymology_text": "From Mongolian ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ (alaša-).",
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          "english": "与马可·波罗同行",
          "ref": "2004 September, Wang Miao [王苗], Shi Baoxiu [石宝琇], “A Detour Through the Desert to Etzina”, in Tracing Marco Polo's China Route [与马可·波罗同行], China Intercontinental Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 150:",
          "text": "The city Marco Polo called Kalachan was somewhere in today’s Alxa League, a large area encompassing both Alxa Left Banner and Alxa Right Banner, a banner being equivalent to a county.",
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          "ref": "2020 October 9, “Xinhua Silk Road: China’s large-scale desert off-road festival delights participants with visual feast”, in AP News, PR Newswire, archived from the original on 2022-06-28:",
          "text": "The 15th Alxa Festival, which was held in the Alxa League of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from October 1 to October 5, has attracted many off-road players, enthusiasts and tourists to enjoy the race.",
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          "ref": "2023 February 23, Chang Che, John Liu, “More Than 50 Missing After Coal Mine Collapses in Northern China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-02-23, Asia Pacific:",
          "text": "More than 500 emergency personnel were at the mine in Alxa League, a prefecture in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, by late Wednesday night, state media said.",
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "sense": "league",
          "word": "阿拉善"
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      "word": "阿拉善"
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