K'a-shih

English

Map including K'a-shih (Kashgar) (DMA, 1983)

Etymology

From Mandarin 喀什 (Kāshí), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻa¹-shih².[1]

Proper noun

K'a-shih

  1. Alternative form of Kashi
    • 1966, Translations on People's Republic of China, United States Joint Publications Research Service, OCLC 2370938, page 148:
      I. Geological and Topographical Conditions
      Geologically speaking, K'a-shih inland delta belongs to the western most end of Tarim Table. It is primarily sha-ch'e syneklise.
    • 1973, Chiao-min Hsieh, ATLAS OF CHINA, McGraw-Hill, Inc., →ISBN, LCCN 72-8717, OCLC 1204247698, OL 9249878M, page 74:
      From Peking air routes extend northward to Ch'i-ch'i-ha-erh in Manchuria, southeastward to Shanghai, southward to the island of Hainan, and westward to K'a-shih in Sinkiang.
    • 1976, Chuen-Yan David Lai, “Developments of Cotton Cultivation in Sinkiang”, in Pacific Viewpoint, volume 17, number 2, DOI:10.1111/apv.172005, archived from the original on 30 June 2020, retrieved 27 December 2020, page 162:
      K'a-shih has the most extensive cotton-growing area which amounted to 950 000 mou (6.3 million ares) in 1965.

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See also

References

  1. Kashgar, (Wade-Giles romanization) K’a-shih, in Encyclopædia Britannica

Further reading

  • K'a-shih”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

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