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Sining

British  
/ ˈʃiːˈnɪŋ /

noun

  1. variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Xining

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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From Sining, capital of his own Chinghai province, where he has been lord and governor since 1936, he sent a column of his Moslem cavalry to Lanchow.

From Time Magazine Archive

After the murder of Dutreuil de Rhins at Tung bu _m_do, his companion, Grenard, arrived at Sining, and left it on the 29th July, 1894.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

Obrutchev and Grum Grijmaïlo took the usual route from Kanchau to Sining.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

I have supposed Sining to be also the Zilm of which Mr. Shaw heard at Yarkand, and am answerable for a note to that effect on p.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

Sining was visited also by Huc and Gabet, who are unsatisfactory, as usually on geographical matters.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

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