aral

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛɹ.əl/ (US)

Definition of aral

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

A sub-prefectural city of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

“On a local level, the Poplar Research Institute in Korla and the Tarim University in Aral City have to be added to the list of scientific institutes.”
“The Uyghur Online website (Uyghurbiz.net) said the students were taken away from Tarim University by police from nearby Aral (in Chinese, Ala'er) city in early May, adding that one of them, identified as Ibrahim, was detained after being accused of "having overseas contacts."”
“In a video recruitment advertisement for the Bingtuan 1st Division in Aral City, Aksu, where more than 99 per cent of the population is Han, the narrator stresses the local population is scarce and the need for labour input is urgent and necessary (see Advertisement No. 25).”

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name

A sub-prefectural city of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

“On a local level, the Poplar Research Institute in Korla and the Tarim University in Aral City have to be added to the list of scientific institutes.”
“The Uyghur Online website (Uyghurbiz.net) said the students were taken away from Tarim University by police from nearby Aral (in Chinese, Ala'er) city in early May, adding that one of them, identified as Ibrahim, was detained after being accused of "having overseas contacts."”
“In a video recruitment advertisement for the Bingtuan 1st Division in Aral City, Aksu, where more than 99 per cent of the population is Han, the narrator stresses the local population is scarce and the need for labour input is urgent and necessary (see Advertisement No. 25).”
A town in Qiemo, Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China, formerly a township.
A township in Yutian, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Numerous villages in Kyrgyzstan.
A surname from Turkish.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Borrowed from Uyghur ئارال (aral), from Classical Mongolian ᠠᠷᠠᠯ (aral), ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *aral.

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