Hsi-an

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Xi'an. alt-of, alternative

    "An official, one of the many provincial deputies charged with the carrying of tribute to the Court at Hsi-an, returning thence to his post at Soochow, sent to a friend at Peking a detailed description of the life of the Court in exile, from which the following extracts are taken."

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"An official, one of the many provincial deputies charged with the carrying of tribute to the Court at Hsi-an, returning thence to his post at Soochow, sent to a friend at Peking a detailed description of the life of the Court in exile, from which the following extracts are taken."

Etymology

From Mandarin 西安 (Xī'ān), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹-an¹.

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