Proper Name guide

Yinchuan

name · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • yĭn′chwän′

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name

Meaning 1

The capital city of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Likely c. 1940s, from Mandarin 銀川 /银川 (Yínchuān), Wade–Giles romanization: Yin2-chʻuan1, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ينتشوان (yinchwān) — capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China
  • Arabic: إينتشوان (ʔinchwān) — capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China
  • Chinese Cantonese: 銀川 /银川 (ngan4 cyun1) — capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China
  • Chinese: Йинчуан (Yinčuan) — capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China
  • Chinese Mandarin: 銀川 /银川 (Yínchuān) — capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China
  • Hindi: यिनचुआन (yincuān) — capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China
  • Hungarian: Jincsuan — capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China
  • Japanese: 銀川 (Ginsen) — capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China
  • Korean: 인촨 (inchwan) — capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China
  • Macedonian: Ји́нчуан (Jínčuan) — capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China
  • Russian: Иньчуа́нь (Inʹčuánʹ) — capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China
  • Vietnamese: Ngân Xuyên — capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China
  • Zhuang: Yinzconh — capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China