Hsia-men
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Xiamen. alt-of, alternative
"They sailed from the great seaport of Cathay: Zaiton (modern Hsia-men), in a fleet of fourteen ships brought together on Kublai's orders. The ships Marco described were far bigger than anything built in Europe at that time."
Synonyms
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More examples"They sailed from the great seaport of Cathay: Zaiton (modern Hsia-men), in a fleet of fourteen ships brought together on Kublai's orders. The ships Marco described were far bigger than anything built in Europe at that time."
Etymology
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 廈門 /厦門 /厦门 (Hsia⁴-mên²).
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