"Loess Plateau" meaning in English

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Proper name

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Etymology: From loess + plateau. Etymology templates: {{com|en|loess|plateau}} loess + plateau Head templates: {{en-proper noun|-|head=Loess Plateau}} Loess Plateau (uncountable)
  1. A plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle reaches of China's Yellow River. Wikipedia link: Loess Plateau Tags: uncountable Categories (place): Places in China, Plateaus Translations (plateau that covers an area in China's Yellow River): 黃土高原 (Chinese Mandarin), 黄土高原 (huángtǔ gāoyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), Kiinan lössiylänkö (Finnish), Лёссовое плато́ (Ljóssovoje plató) [neuter] (Russian), Лёссовая равни́на (Ljóssovaja ravnína) [feminine] (Russian)
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