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阿里

Mandarin · pinyin Ā lǐ

(name) Ali
Ali (c. 600–661), the fourth caliph of Islam
Alibaba, e-commerce company (abbr. for 阿里巴巴 Ā lǐ bā bā)
see 阿里地區 Ā lǐ Dì qū

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166

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name · Etymology 1

(～地區) Ngari (a prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China)
a transliteration of the Arabic male given name عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy), equivalent to Ali
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 阿里巴巴 (Ālǐbābā, “Ali Baba”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 阿里巴巴 (Ālǐbābā, “Alibaba Group”)
Hary; Arry (communes in France)
Ari (a commune of Italy)

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