Ulanhot
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Mongolian ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠣᠲᠠ (ulaɣanqota, “red city”).
Proper noun
Ulanhot
- A county-level city in Hinggan, Inner Mongolia, in northern China.
- 2007 October 26, Blanchard, Ben, “Go off the beaten track -- visit Ulanhot”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 16 August 2022, Lifestyle:
- Of the millions of foreign tourists expected to flood to China next year for the Beijing Olympics, many will likely want to venture beyond the usual well-traveled tracks -- and maybe to Ulanhot. […]
This Inner Mongolian city even had its name changed from Wangyemiao in 1947 to mark its place in Communist history as the first seat of government of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Ulanhot means “red city” in Mongolian.
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Translations
county-level city
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