Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large wild ass (Equus kiang) of the Tibetan Plateau, having a reddish-brown and white coat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
kyang . - noun A river: a part of many place-names in China and neighboring countries: as, Yang-tse-kiang (that is, the river Yang-tse). Also spelled
keang .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The
dziggetai .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large wild
ass , Equus kiang, native to the Tibetan Plateau.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Ch'ien T'ang River in Chêkiang is famous for its bore, or tidal wave.
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At early morn we land and pursue our way for a few miles across country to Lin-kiang, which is situated on a big tributary stream a few miles above its junction with the Kan-kiang.
Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Thomas Stevens 1894
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We meet the Indian rhino, a fearsome ass called the kiang, a yak.
BrothersJudd Blog 2009
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The Latin name for the wild ass, _Equus kiang_, indicates his close relationship to the horse, and "kiang" is what he is called by the people of Tibet.
From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Sven Anders Hedin 1908
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Again, there is the "kiang" (_Asinus kiang_) met with in Ladakh, and the "yo-totze" (_Asinus equulus_), an inhabitant of
The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family Mayne Reid 1850
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Again, there is the "kiang" met with in Ladakh, and the "yo-totze," an inhabitant of Chinese Tartary.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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In the small southern town of Chin-kiang, in the last days of the nineteenth century, two young girls bump heads and become thick as thieves.
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Immense herds of kiang (wild asses) and drong (wild yak) freely roamed the great plains.
The Natural World 2010
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Immense herds of kiang (wild asses) and drong (wild yak) freely roamed the great plains.
The Natural World 2010
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Immense herds of kiang (wild asses) and drong (wild yak) freely roamed the great plains.
The Natural World 2010
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