Koko Nor

American  

[koh-koh nawr] / ˈkoʊˈkoʊ ˈnɔr /

noun

1. Qing Hai.

2. former name of Qinghai.

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Koko Nor British  

/ ˈkəʊˈkəʊ ˈnɔː /

noun

1. Chinese name: Qinghai.  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)

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Etymology

Origin of Koko Nor

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

Example Sentences

At the home of the third child, on the shores of fabled Lake Koko Nor, the monks were struck dumb.

From Time Magazine Archive

Into what an atmosphere we had fallen after our hard and dangerous trip along the Yenisei, through Urianhai, Mongolia, the lands of the Turguts, Kansu and Koko Nor!

From Beasts, Men and Gods by Ossendowski, Ferdinand

In a state of semi-consciousness I made this whole journey toward the large group of swampy lakes, feeding the Koko Nor and a whole network of large rivers.

From Beasts, Men and Gods by Ossendowski, Ferdinand

This state occupied the modern province of Kansuh, with some of the adjacent districts of Koko Nor and the Gobi Desert.

From China by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

If Finland deserves the ordinary title of the "Land of Ten Thousand Lakes," the dominion of Koko Nor may certainly with justice be called the "Country of a Million Lakes."

From Beasts, Men and Gods by Ossendowski, Ferdinand