Hohhot

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H0235100 (hō′hōt′) also Hu·he·hot (ho͞o′hā-) A city of northern China west-northwest of Beijing. It is the capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

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(ˈhɒˈhɒt) ,

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Hu-ho-hao-t'e

n (Placename) a city in N China, capital of Inner Mongolia (since 1954); previously capital of the former Suiyüan province; Inner Mongolia University (1957). Pop: 998 000 (2005 est)

Hoh•hot

(ˈhoʊˈhoʊt)

also Huhehot

n. the capital of Inner Mongolia, in N China. 700,000.

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Hohhot - a northern industrial city of China to the northwest of BeijingInner Mongolia, Nei Monggol - an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911

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Hohhot

(hō-hōt) or

Huhehot

(ho͞ohāhōt`), city (1994 est. pop. 683,200), capital of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, N China. The terminus of caravan routes to Xinjiang and to the Republic of Mongolia, Hohhot is also connected by rail with Beijing and is a trade center for NW China. Manufactures include chemicals, textiles, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, construction materials, and beet sugar and other processed foods. Hohhot consists of two sections. The old town is a Mongolian political and religious center dating from the 9th cent. It was the seat of the Living Buddha until his removal (1664) to Urga (see UlaanbaatarUlaanbaatar
or Ulan Bator
[Mongolian,=red hero], Chinese Kulun, city (2010 est. pop. 1,500,000), capital of the Republic of Mongolia, E central Mongolia, on the Tola River.
..... Click the link for more information. ). The newer Chinese section, which grew around the railway station after 1921, is the administrative center. Hohhot is the seat of Inner Mongolian Univ., a medical college, and several technical institutes. The city was called Guisui (Kweisui) until 1954.

Hohhot

, Huhehot, Hu-ho-hao-t'e a city in N China, capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (since 1954); previously capital of the former Suiyüan province; Inner Mongolia University (1957). Pop.: 998 000 (2005 est.)

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noun a northern industrial city of China to the northwest of Beijing

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