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.
Definition for urumqi (2 of 2)
Xinjiang Uygur
or Sin·kiang Ui·ghur
[ shin-jyahng wee-ger ]
/ ˈʃɪnˈdʒyɑŋ ˈwi gər /
noun
an autonomous region in NW China, bordering Tibet, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tadzhikistan, Pakistan, and India: formerly a province. 635,830 sq. mi. (1,646,800 sq. km). Capital: Ürümqi.
Official name
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Example sentences from the Web for urumqi
There are deep-seated tensions in China—the riots in Tibet last year and in Urumqi this summer being only two recent examples.