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Xining

American  
[shee-ning] / ˈʃiˈnɪŋ /
(Wade-Giles) Hsining,

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a city in and the capital of Qinghai province, in western central China.


Xining British  
/ ˈʃiːˈnɪŋ /

noun

  1. a city in W China, capital of Qinghai province, at an altitude of 2300 m (7500 ft). Pop: 689 000 (2005 est)

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In remote Qinghai province, the urban districts of Xining city have been locked down since last Friday.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022

Several other cities have been battling outbreaks in recent weeks, including Wuhan, where the virus first appeared; Lanzhou, in Gansu province; and Xining in the northwestern province of Qinghai.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2022

In the northwestern province of Qinghai, the city of Xining kicked off a mass testing campaign on Monday after one person tested positive on Sunday.

From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2022

Stephen Parke, Xining Zhang and Peter Denton had found the broadly applicable formula while grappling with the complexities of neutrino behaviour.

From Nature • Nov. 12, 2019

He fled to Xining, in the neighbouring province of Qinghai.

From The Guardian • Apr. 11, 2013

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