Hsian

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

    "As regards other possible railways in Shensi and Kansu not yet definitely projected, the most attractive is a line from the neighbourhood of Chingtzu Kuan in south-western Honan up the Tan River valley and across the Ch’inling Shan to Hsian."

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xian

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"As regards other possible railways in Shensi and Kansu not yet definitely projected, the most attractive is a line from the neighbourhood of Chingtzu Kuan in south-western Honan up the Tan River valley and across the Ch’inling Shan to Hsian."

Etymology

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

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