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  • proper noun A river of northern China which flows for 5,463 km (3,000 miles) to the Yellow Sea.

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  • noun a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta

Etymologies

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From Mandarin 黄河 (Huánghé, literally "Yellow River").

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