tongbai

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Definition of tongbai

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

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  1. A county of Nanyang, Henan, China.
    “This paper records some plant impressions from the Wu-li-tui formation of the Wu-ch'eng basin in T'ung-pai hsien, Honan. The xerophytic Palibinia and small leaves of various kinds of leguminous plants are predominant.”
    “A large deposit of high-grade natural soda reportedly has been found in Tungpai County of Honan Province, within the Paleogene system of Cenozoic rocks.”
    “George Holm successfully secured property in the town of Pingshih, Tungpeh County of Honan Province and began work there in the early part of the year. Pingshih was the largest market town in Tungpeh County, and a center of trade. In October, after the marriage of Holm and Lena Rygh, they moved to Pingshih and the work progressed encouragingly.”
    “China recently announced discovery of a large trona deposit in Tongbai County, ranking it the largest trona deposit in Asia and second only to the Wyoming deposit.”
    “The Laowan mine in Tongbai county produced 208 tonnes of gold between 2011 and 2019, the bureau said. Henan is China’s second-largest gold producing province after northeastern Shandong province.”

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Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 桐柏 (Tóngbǎi).

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