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西撒哈拉
Mandarin · pinyin Xī Sā hā lā
Meanings
- Western Sahara
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1–1–1–1 · Xi1 Sa1 ha1 la1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sai1 saat3 haa1 laai1
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- Western Sahara (a territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa; about 70% is occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory as its Southern Provinces, while 30% is governed by its native inhabitants as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
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