"Nyingchi" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈn(j)ɪŋ.t͡ʃi/, /-t͡ʃə/
Etymology: From Tibetan ཉིང་ཁྲི (nying khri). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bo|ཉིང་ཁྲི}} Tibetan ཉིང་ཁྲི (nying khri) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nyingchi
  1. A prefecture-level city in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Wikipedia link: Nyingchi Categories (place): Cities in Tibet, Places in China, Places in Tibet Synonyms: Linchih Synonyms (from Mandarin Chinese): Linzhi Translations (prefecture-level city in Tibet, China): 林芝 (lam⁴ zi¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 林芝 (Línzhī) (Chinese Mandarin), न्यिंग्ची (nyiṅgcī) [neuter] (Marathi), ཉིང་ཁྲི (nying khri) (Tibetan)
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