man-chou-li
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Manzhouli.
Example Sentences
- "The Harbin Railroad. This comprises two former lines in Manchuria, the Chinese Eastern Railway and the South Manchuria Railway. Its length from Man-chou-li in Inner Mongolia to Harbin is 928 kilometers, and its length from Harbin to Sui-fen-ho in eastern Manchuria is 552 kilometers, making a total of 1,480 kilometers."
- "In the north the 36th Army hit a fortified line near Man-chou-li, but this was soon overcome and the army advanced 25 miles in the first day."
- "Beginning where the road crosses the Sino-Soviet frontier at Man-chou-li, it passes through Hailar and Ha-erh-pin (Harbin) and ends when it crosses back into Soviet territory at Sui-fen-ho (Pogranichnaia). During its history it has been known as the Trans-Manchurian Railway, the North Manchurian Railway, the Chinese Changchun Railway and the Harbin Railway. The main line from Man-chou-li to Sui-fen-ho is 950 miles in length."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 滿洲里, -