xian
Plural: xians
Noun
- a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
- An administrative subdivision of imperial, republican, and communist China roughly equivalent to counties, now distinguished from the more urban "districts" (qu). (Alternative form of hsien for Taiwan (ROC).)
- Alternative form of Xian: Christian.
Adj
- Alternative form of Xian: Christian.
- Alternative spelling of sian (“bored, boring”).
Origin / Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 縣 /县.
Synonyms
Changan, Hsian, Sian, Singan, county
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