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adj
Abbreviation of Christian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, not-comparable, offensive, sometimes
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adj
Alternative form of Xian: Christian.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative, derogatory, not-comparable, offensive, sometimes
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adj
Alternative spelling of sian (“bored, boring”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore, Singlish, alt-of, alternative
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name
Alternative spelling of Xi'an.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative, proscribed, sometimes
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name
A surname from Chinese.
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noun
Abbreviation of Christian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, offensive, sometimes
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noun
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).)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: China, Taiwan
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Synonyms: county
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noun
Alternative form of Xian: Christian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, derogatory, offensive, sometimes
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noun
a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Sian, Singan, Changan, Hsian
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
History
From X as a stand-in for Ancient Greek Χ (Kh) as an initial representing Χριστος (Khristos, “Christ, the Anointed One”), q.v. In present use, a modern coinage after the model of Xmas.
An alternative capitalization of Xian.
c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Chinese 西安 (Xī'ān, “Western Peace”), without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號/隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)).
Borrowed from Chinese 咸 (Xián).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 縣 /县.
Across languages
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