Ordos

Etymology
From, from + ; probably from. Originally in reference to the portable mausoleums of (known as the "eight white yurts"), which were used following the fall of the  in 1368. These were entrusted to caretakers, who worshipped at the mausoleums as the "soul guards" of the khan, and who moved to the Ordos plateau in the years following. After a time, both the people and their territory took the name, due to the presence of the mausoleums there.

Proper noun

 * , enclosed by the of the Yellow River and the Wei River to the south; also called Ordos Loop.
 * 1) The Ordos region proper: the area north of the  section that cuts across the Ordos Loop
 * The Ordos region in the narrower sense is nomadic by history, in contrast to the agricultural and densely populated southeastern loess part that stretches up to the valley.
 * 1) Ordos, contiguous with latter region in the northwest of the Ordos Loop, namely the part belonging to Inner Mongolia.
 * , the famous Chinese newly-built ghost town, lies in the mineral-rich region of Ordos, more precisely 25 km away from Dongsheng built-up area in Dongsheng District, the .
 * 1) Ordos city in the narrower sense: the urban area located in Dongsheng District.
 * 2) A Mongolian dialect used in this city.
 * 1) Ordos city in the narrower sense: the urban area located in Dongsheng District.
 * 2) A Mongolian dialect used in this city.
 * 1) Ordos city in the narrower sense: the urban area located in Dongsheng District.
 * 2) A Mongolian dialect used in this city.
 * 1) Ordos city in the narrower sense: the urban area located in Dongsheng District.
 * 2) A Mongolian dialect used in this city.
 * 1) A Mongolian dialect used in this city.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Manchu: ᠣᡵᡩᠣᠰ
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Mongolian: ᠣᠷᠳᠣᠰ
 * Russian: О́рдос