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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northern China in Inner Mongolia on the northern bend of the Yellow River.

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  • proper noun A prefecture-level city in northern China, the largest city in Inner Mongolia.

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Examples

  • The incident, which took place at about 8 p.m. on Sept. 11 at an airport in Baotou, is the eighth reported UFO sighting in China since June, according to AOL News.

    New China UFO Sighting Closes Airport (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • The incident, which took place at about 8 p.m. on Sept. 11 at an airport in Baotou, is the eighth reported UFO sighting in China since June, according to AOL News.

    New China UFO Sighting Closes Airport (VIDEO) Curtis M. Wong 2010

  • The incident, which took place at about 8 p.m. on Sept. 11 at an airport in Baotou, is the eighth reported UFO sighting in China since June, according to AOL News.

    New China UFO Sighting Closes Airport (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • The incident, which took place at about 8 p.m. on Sept. 11 at an airport in Baotou, is the eighth reported UFO sighting in China since June, according to AOL News.

    New China UFO Sighting Closes Airport (VIDEO) Curtis M. Wong 2010

  • Metal companies in China were down, with Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Group Hi-Tech off 1.1% and Jiangxi Copper down 2.5%.

    Asia Mixed Amid Weak Commodities, Pre-ECB Meeting Shri Navaratnam 2011

  • While the rest of China's shares ended flat, state-owned Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth, China's largest producer of the metals, gained 6% to 64.88 yuan $9.99 a share.

    China Rare-Earth Exports Rise Chuin-Wei Yap 2011

  • Shares in China's big producer,Shanghai-listedInner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare Earth, however, are up around 17%.

    Rare Earths Stay Hot James T. Areddy 2011

  • Baotou has previously tried to influence prices of rare earths, a collective term for 17 metallic elements used in many important technological products including missile systems and hybrid cars.

    China Baotou to Halt Rare Earth Operations for One Month Chuin-Wei Yap 2011

  • The government appears to be putting on notice companies that haven't fully answered the government's environmental requirements, including heavyweights such as Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare Earth Group Hi-Tech Co. Ltd. Baotou officials couldn't be reached on Tuesday.

    China Revamps Rare-Earth Exports Chuin-Wei Yap 2011

  • Anhui Conch Cement rose 2.3%, Tangshan Jidong Cement was up 2.9%, while Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union rose by the 10% daily limit.

    Indian Shares Tumble, Leading Asian Swoon 2011

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