Koko Nor

[ koh-koh nawr ]

noun

1. Qing Hai.
2. former name of Qinghai.

Koko Nor

/ ˈkəʊˈkəʊ ˈnɔː /

noun

1. 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 nameQinghai

Word History and Origins

Origin of Koko Nor¹

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

Example Sentences

This branch is probably continued in the range which overhangs the Koko-nor on the south, namely, the south Koko-nor Range.

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They were now on the main caravan route to the Tibetan frontier and the Koko-Nor.

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Here the travellers stayed for three months, after which they made their way on to the Koko-Nor Lake.

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Some Chinese mention a third variety, called mei lu, or "beautiful deer," said to live in the Koko-Nor country.

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The Tanguts, restless, predatory tribes, who hover about the north-eastern borderland between Koko-nor and Kansu.

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