wu-lu-mu-ch'i
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.16 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Wulumuqi (Ürümqi)
Example Sentences
- "It is officially known as the Sinkiang Uigur Autonomous Region and is also called Chinese Turkistan or Eastern Turkistan. The capital is Wu-lu-mu-ch'i.[...]Sinkiang is now linked to the Chinese rail network, but west and south of Wu-lu-mu-ch'i transportation is still concentrated along two ancient roads: the north road, which skirts the southern edge of the Dzungaria and connects Wu-lu-mu-ch'i with the Soviet Turkistan-Siberia RR, and the south road, which encircles the Tarim basin."
- "Most remote from sea The large town most remote from the sea is Wu-lu-mu-ch’i (formerly Ürümqi) in Xinjiang, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, at a distance of about 1,500 miles from the nearest coastline. Its population was estimated to be 1,060,000 in late 1987."
- "At the signing of the Treaty of Tarbagatai, the Chinese told the Russians that Muslims had taken Wu-lu-mu-ch’i (Urumchi) and were preparing to move on Tarbagatai and Ili (Kuldja)."
Etymology
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 烏魯木齊 /乌鲁木齐 (Wūlǔmùqí) Wade-Giles romanization: Wu¹-lu³-mu⁴-chʻi².
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 烏魯木齊