Koko Nor

[ koh-koh -nawr ]

/ ˈkoʊˈkoʊ ˈnɔr /

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noun

former name of Qinghai.

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Origin of Koko Nor

First recorded in 1740–50; from Mongolian: literally, “Blue Lake”

Words nearby Koko Nor

Kokka, Kokkola, koko, kokobeh, Kokomo, Koko Nor, kokopu, Kokoschka, kokowai, kok-saghyz, koku

How to use Koko Nor in a sentence

Perhaps though, no city was as silently-failing-nor-publically-rehabilitating as Las Vegas.
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People will love the ‘chili water,’ which adds a nice spice to give our Koko Koa a good ‘punch.’
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“KoKo” Hassan has earned his title—uncle—because of his age and seniority.
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As I was taking the book out of the box, Koko Hassan walked by.
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Koko Hassan said that “Senator” Obama had stayed in this residence when he visited Afghanistan in July 2008.
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We are introduced successively to the Palestinian, the Assimilator, and the Neither-here-nor-there.
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Abnormal, ab-nor′mal, adj. not normal or according to rule: irregular—also Abnor′mous.
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I have experienced many sandstorms in Takla-makan and the Lob-nor desert, but hardly any so bad as this was.
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He gave me also much valuable information about the country round Nam-tso or Tengri-nor, where he was born.
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Swinburne dismisses him in two lines: Maximilian is a good-natured, neither here-nor-there kind of youth.
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British Dictionary definitions for Koko Nor

Koko Nor

Kuku Nor

/ (ˈkəʊˈkəʊ ˈnɔː) /

noun

a lake in W China, in Qinghai province in the NE Tibetan Highlands at an altitude of about 3000 m (10 000 ft): the largest lake in China. Area: about 4100 sq km (1600 sq miles)Chinese name: Qinghai

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