yarkend

Sha·che

[shah-chœ]
noun Pinyin.
a city in W Xinjiang Uygur, in W China, in a large oasis of the Tarim Basin.
Also, Soche.
Also called Yarkand, Yarkend.
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Yar·kand

[yahr-kand, -kahnd]
noun
Also, Yar·kend [yahr-kend] .
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Shache, Soche or So-ch'e (ˈʃæˈtʃeɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Also called: Yarkand a town in W China, in the W Xinjiang: a centre of the caravan trade between China, India, and Transcaspian areas
 
Soche, Soche or So-ch'e
 
n
 
So-ch'e, Soche or So-ch'e
 
n

Yarkand (ˌjɑːˈkænd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
another name for Shache

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