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Lop Nur
[ lawp noor ]
noun
- a series of salt lakes and marshes in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in northwestern China: nuclear test site.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Lop Nur1
First recorded in 1895–1900; from Mongolian: literally, “Lop Lake” ( Lop being a toponym of unknown origin), or from Uyghur Lop Nur “Bright Lake”
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