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Name Xinjiang
Type Political Subdivision & Region
Usage Chinese
Scripts 新疆(Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. /ɕin.t͡ɕjɑŋ/
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Meaning & History

Means "new frontier" from Chinese 新 (xīn) meaning "new" and 疆 (jiāng) meaning "boundary, border, frontier". This is the name of an autonomous region in western China as well as a historical region in Central Asia.
Added 9/14/2016 by HL