# Bayan Obo

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A mining district of Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in northern China.

## Etymology
From Mongolian ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ
ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ (bayan obug-a, literally “rich ovoo (cairn)”).

## Source
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