hsi-tsang tzu-chih-ch'ü
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
43
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Xizang Zizhiqu (Tibet Autonomous Region)
Example Sentences
- "In “Electronic Navigators” (October) your Loran position readout on the artwork is given as +30° 17.2’ lat. and -90° 90.6’ long. If we accept the convention that plus latitudes are north of the equator and minus longitudes are east of Greenwich, this places the vessel in the Hsi-Tsang Tzu-Chih-Ch’u Province (Tibetan Autonomous Region) of China. In other words, about 285 miles northeast of Mt. Everest. Who is the skipper? Is there a load of paired animals aboard? What is the vessel’s LOA (in cubits)? Is it raining a lot there? Mo Prophet Nazareth, Pa. Both the CIA and the National Council of Churches are investigating."
- "Tibet (Hsi-tsang Tzu-chih-chü). Today the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, the almost mythical country of Tibet is bordered by the Chinese province of Tsinghai on the northeast, Szechwan on the east, Yunnan on the southeast, Nepal, Bhutan and Burma (Myanmar) on the south, Jammu and Kashmir (disputed by India) on the west, and the Sinkiang Uighur autonomous region on the northwest. The capital is Lhasa."
- "Hsi-k‘ang; name of a province; est. 1928 as Hsi-k‘ang sheng; 1955 abolished; merged with Szechwan Province and Hsi-tsang tzu chih ch‘ü"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 西藏自治區, -