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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

The expedition against Sining failed, and the rapid advance of a Chinese army compelled the retreat of Zeren Donduk without having attained any permanent success.

From China by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

From Liangchau, M. Bonin went to Sining through the Lao kou kau pass and the Ta-Tung ho.

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

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

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

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