Ürümqi

American

[y-rym-chee] / ˈüˈrümˈtʃi /

(Pinyin) Wulumuqi, or Urumchi,

noun

a city in and the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in northwestern China.

Etymology

Origin of Ürümqi

First recorded in 1910–15 in spelling Urumchi; from Mongolian: literally, “Beautiful Pasture”

Example Sentences

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It talks about how public security forces in the region’s capital of Ürümqi used a facial recognition system to catch a fugitive.

From The Verge • Dec. 14, 2021

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