Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A sandy desert plateau region of Inner Mongolia in northern China bounded on the north by the northern bend of the Yellow River and on the south by the Great Wall.
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Ordos is one of the most egregious examples of Chinese Late Stage Growth Obesity.
Vitaliy N. Katsenelson: Shadow Over Asia Vitaliy N. Katsenelson 2010
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Ordos is one of the most egregious examples of Chinese Late Stage Growth Obesity.
Vitaliy N. Katsenelson: Shadow Over Asia Vitaliy N. Katsenelson 2010
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Ordos is one of the most egregious examples of Chinese Late Stage Growth Obesity.
Vitaliy N. Katsenelson: Shadow Over Asia Vitaliy N. Katsenelson 2010
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Ordos is one of the most egregious examples of Chinese Late Stage Growth Obesity.
Vitaliy N. Katsenelson: Shadow Over Asia Vitaliy N. Katsenelson 2010
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Arizona-based First Solar announced yesterday plans to construct the world’s largest solar plant in Ordos, China.
IBM's New Solar Desalination Tech Could Create Rivers in the Desert | Inhabitat 2010
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Arizona-based First Solar announced yesterday plans to construct the world’s largest solar plant in Ordos, China.
Cobra Energy Plans Massive $1B Solar Thermal Plant for Australia | Inhabitat 2010
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Arizona-based First Solar announced yesterday plans to construct the world’s largest solar plant in Ordos, China.
Largest Solar Plant in Europe Set to Open in Italy | Inhabitat 2010
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The nomad tribes had been pressed back and deprived of their best pasturage, namely the Ordos region.
A History of China Wolfram Eberhard 1949
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The country should step up exploration at 11 oil and gas basins such as Tarim, Songliao and Ordos, which is more likely to add substantially to domestic identified resources.
Latest Articles 2009
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Have you seen the remarkable and pristine ghost towns in Ordos?
Nigel Chalk: Whack-A-Mole in China's Bubbly Housing Market Nigel Chalk 2011
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