"Yining" meaning in All languages combined

See Yining on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Mandarin 伊寧/伊宁 (Yīníng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|伊寧}} Mandarin 伊寧/伊宁 (Yīníng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yining
  1. A county-level city in Ili prefecture, Xinjiang, China. Categories (place): Cities in Xinjiang, Places in China, Places in Xinjiang Translations (city and county in Xinjiang): 伊寧 (Chinese Cantonese), 伊宁 (ji¹ ning⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 伊寧 (Chinese Mandarin), 伊宁 (Yīníng) (Chinese Mandarin), Kuldža (Czech), Құлжа (Qūlja) (Kazakh), ᡤᡡᠯᠵᠠ (gūlja) (Manchu), غۇلجا (ghulja) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-Yining-en-name-x0Ub0z~x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'city and county in Xinjiang': 67 33
  2. A county of Ili prefecture, Xinjiang, China. Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Xinjiang
    Sense id: en-Yining-en-name-G17DqgQS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kuldja, Ghulja, Qulja, I-ning (alt: Wade–Giles)

Alternative forms

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