Ning-hsia

See also: Ninghsia

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 寧夏 (Níngxià), Wade–Giles[1] romanization: Ning²-hsia⁴.

Proper noun

Ning-hsia

  1. Alternative form of Ningxia.
    • 1990, Arthur Waldron, “The second debate over the Ordos”, in The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth‎[2], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 125:
      Bounded to the north and west by mountains and river, to the east by river alone, and to the south by high bluffs that mark the beginning of the loess country, it is a compact and easily defended territory hospitable only to nomads. Today these lands are divided between the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region and the Ning-hsia Hui Autonomous Region. Under the Republic the Ho-t’ao and Pao-t’ou plains were included in Sui-yuan province, and the Ning-hsia area in Ning-hsia province.
    • 2014, Sherry Thomas, My Beautiful Enemy‎[3] (Romance), Headline Publishing Group, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 271:
      As they undressed and lay down, she asked about his leg, which had hurt for two days while he was crossing the Indian Ocean but not since. He asked about the treasure; she recounted the trip to Ning-hsia Province.

References

  1. ^ Blunden, Caroline (1998), “Gazetteer”, in Cultural Atlas of China‎[1], Revised edition, Facts on File, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 232, 235: “Names in italics represent the Wade-Giles equivalent of the preceding Pinyin transcription. […] Ningxia/Ning-hsia”
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