- variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Xining
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Si•ning
(shē′ning′),USA pronunciation n. [Older Spelling.]
- Place NamesXining.
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Xi•ning
(shē′ning′),USA pronunciation n. [Pinyin.]
- Place Namesa city in and the capital of Qinghai province, in W central China. 250,000.
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a city in W China, capital of Qinghai province, at an altitude of 2300 m (7500 ft). Pop: 689 000 (2005 est)
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