Maigaiti

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Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 麥蓋提／麦盖提 (Màigàití).

Proper noun

Maigaiti

  1. Synonym of Makit: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
    • 1992, Dudley L. Poston, Jr., David Yaukey, editors, The Population of Modern China‎[1], Plenum Press, →ISBN, page 194:
      In 1978 Maigaiti county in the far northwestern province of Xinjiang reported an infant morality rate of under 20.
    • 2012, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Five Uyghurs Killed in Connection with Raid on Xinjiang Suspect”, in Shohret Hoshur, transl., Radio Free Asia‎[2]:
      The suspect, identified as Qeyser Qurban, 23, was also shot dead in the raid last month in Qumqusar township, in Kashgar prefecture’s Makit (in Chinese, Maigaiti) county, a police officer in Qumqusar told RFA’s Uyghur Service, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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