Ürümqi
or U·rum·chi, U·rum·tsi
[ y-rym-chee ]
/ ˈüˈrümˈtʃi /
noun
a city in and the capital of Xinjiang Uygur region, in NW China.
Formerly
Dihua.
British Dictionary definitions for urumchi
Urumchi
rmqi or Wu-lu-mu-ch'i
/ (uːˈruːmtʃɪ) /
noun
a city in NW China, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: trading centre on a N route between China and central Asia. Pop: 1 562 000 (2005 est)
Former name: Tihwa