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Ali

proper noun

  1. figure in Islam
  2. family name
  3. unisex given name
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Mandarin 阿里 (Ālǐ)bor. English Ali Borrowed from Mandarin 阿里 (Ālǐ).

  1. Synonym of Ngari: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

    “The Ngari area is now known as the Ali Prefecture of the TAR. Commonly called Ali, the Chinese-built town of Shiquanhe is the administrative center of the area.[…] Although the area of Ali Prefecture is around the same size as Italy or the state of Arizona (300,000 sq km), it is dominated by the barren Changthang Plateau and is sparsely populated with only approximately 70,000 people.”

    “Liu cursed the lifeless wasteland around them. This wasn't another planet, it was Ali prefecture, Tibet. Altitude: 4,500 metres. And these astronomers were on a mission.”