"Tacheng" meaning in English

See Tacheng in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: T'a-ch'eng [alternative]
enPR: täʹchǔngʹ Etymology: From Mandarin 塔城 (Tǎchéng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|塔城}} Mandarin 塔城 (Tǎchéng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tacheng
  1. A prefecture of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Wikidata QID: Q644863 Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Xinjiang, China, Prefectures of Xinjiang, China Translations (prefecture in Xinjiang): 塔城 (english: taap³ sing⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 塔城 (Tǎchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), ᠲᠠᠷᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠢ (tarbaɣatai) (Classical Mongolian), Tarbgti (Daur), Тарбгьти (Daur), Тарвһта (Tarvğta) (Kalmyk), Тарбағатай (Tarbağatay) (Kazakh), ᡨᠠᡵᠪᠠᡤᠠᡨᠠᡳ (tarbagatai) (Manchu), ᡨᠠᡵᠪᠠᡥᠠᡨᠠᡳ (tarbahatai) (Manchu), Тарвагатай (Tarvagataj) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), о́круг Тачэ́н (ókrug Tačɛ́n) [masculine] (Russian), о́круг Чугуча́к (ókrug Čugučák) [masculine] (Russian), Тарбагатай (Tarbagataj) [masculine] (Russian), تارباغاتاي (tarbaghatay) (Uyghur), Тарбағатай (Tarbaghatay) [Cyrillic] (Uyghur), ᡨᠠ ᠴᡝᡢ (ta ceng) (Xibe)
    Sense id: en-Tacheng-en-name-en:Q644863 Categories (other): Terms with Uyghur translations Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'prefecture in Xinjiang': 60 40
  2. A county-level city of Tacheng prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Wikidata QID: Q648696 Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Xinjiang, China Synonyms: Chuguchak
    Sense id: en-Tacheng-en-name-en:Q648696 Categories (other): Counties and county-level cities of Xinjiang, China, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Daur translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kalmyk translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Manchu translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Xibe translations, Terms with Yakut translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Daur translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Kalmyk translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Manchu translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Xibe translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Yakut translations: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (city in Xinjiang): 塔城 (english: taap³ sing⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 塔城 (Tǎchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), ᠲᠠᠷᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠢ (tarbaɣatai) (Classical Mongolian), ᠴᠣᠣᠬᠤᠴᠠᠭ (čooqučaɣ) (Classical Mongolian), Tarbgti (Daur), Тарбгьти (Daur), チョチェク市 (chochekushi) (Japanese), Тарвһта (Tarvğta) (Kalmyk), Шәуешек (šäwešek) (Kazakh), Тарбағатай (Tarbağatay) (Kazakh), ᡨᠠᡵᠪᠠᡤᠠᡨᠠᡳ (tarbagatai) (Manchu), ᡨᠠᡵᠪᠠᡥᠠᡨᠠᡳ (tarbahatai) (Manchu), ᠴᡠᡥᡠᠴᡠ (cuhucu) (english: until 1766) (Manchu), Тарвагатай (Tarvagataj) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), Чөвчөг (Čövčög) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), Тачэ́н (Tačɛ́n) [masculine] (Russian), Чугуча́к (Čugučák) (Russian), Тарбагатай (Tarbagataj) [masculine] (Russian), چۆچەك (chöchek) (Uyghur), تارباغاتاي (tarbaghatay) (Uyghur), Чөчәк (Chöchek) [Cyrillic] (Uyghur), Тарбағатай (Tarbaghatay) [Cyrillic] (Uyghur), Chöchek [Latin] (Uyghur), Чугучах (Čugučax) (Yakut), Тарбаҕатай (Tarbaɣatay) (Yakut), Тачэҥ (Tačeŋ) (Yakut)
Disambiguation of 'city in Xinjiang': 50 50

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Late on the night of August 26, 1855, an inferno raged through the Russian trade concession in the Qing frontier town of Tacheng.[…]\nIn 1766, less than ten years after the conquest of Xinjiang, Qing forces founded a small outpost on the farthest western edge of their rapidly expanding new empire. They named it Suijingcheng, or \"Pacification Town,\" a name that reflected an ongoing reality in this volatile region, as attempts to pacify this newly conquered area would occupy officials and administrators for much of the next two centuries. But the nature of this process of pacification in this isolated settlement, which in later years would come to be known as Tacheng, evolved over time",
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          "text": "According to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal, the day before her disappearance, Munira went to the Ghulja city Public Security Bureau, where she requested permission to videochat with her husband, who is serving his sentence in Shiho (Wusu) city, in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture’s Tarbaghatay (Tacheng) prefecture. The police reportedly denied her request.",
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      "roman": "Čugučax",
      "sense": "city in Xinjiang",
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      "sense": "city in Xinjiang",
      "word": "Тарбаҕатай"
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      "code": "yue",
      "english": "taap³ sing⁴",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "lang_code": "yue",
      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "translation": "taap³ sing⁴",
      "word": "塔城"
    },
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      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "Tǎchéng",
      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "word": "塔城"
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      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "word": "Tarbgti"
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      "code": "dta",
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      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "word": "Тарбгьти"
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      "roman": "Tarvğta",
      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "word": "Тарвһта"
    },
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      "code": "kk",
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      "lang_code": "kk",
      "roman": "Tarbağatay",
      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "word": "Тарбағатай"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "lang_code": "mnc",
      "roman": "tarbagatai",
      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "word": "ᡨᠠᡵᠪᠠᡤᠠᡨᠠᡳ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "lang_code": "mnc",
      "roman": "tarbahatai",
      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "word": "ᡨᠠᡵᠪᠠᡥᠠᡨᠠᡳ"
    },
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Classical Mongolian",
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      "roman": "tarbaɣatai",
      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "word": "ᠲᠠᠷᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠢ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "lang_code": "mn",
      "roman": "Tarvagataj",
      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Тарвагатай"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "ókrug Tačɛ́n",
      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "о́круг Тачэ́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "ókrug Čugučák",
      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "о́круг Чугуча́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "roman": "Tarbagataj",
      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
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    {
      "code": "ug",
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      "lang_code": "ug",
      "roman": "tarbaghatay",
      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "word": "تارباغاتاي"
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    {
      "code": "ug",
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      "roman": "Tarbaghatay",
      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Тарбағатай"
    },
    {
      "code": "sjo",
      "lang": "Xibe",
      "lang_code": "sjo",
      "roman": "ta ceng",
      "sense": "prefecture in Xinjiang",
      "word": "ᡨᠠ ᠴᡝᡢ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tacheng"
}

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