a province of NW China: consists largely of mountains and high plateaus. Capital: Xining. Pop: 5 340 000 (2003 est). Area: 721 000 sq km (278 400 sq miles)
2. the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese name for Koko Nor
Qinghai in American English
(ˈtʃɪŋˈhaɪ)
1.
province of NW China, northeast of Tibet: 278,379 sq mi (720,999 sq km); pop. 4,430,000; cap. Xining
2.
salt lake in the NE part of this province: c. 2,200 sq mi (5,698 sq km)