What does "hsien" mean?

An administrative subdivision of Taiwan, commonly translated as county. (Alternative form of xian for mainland China.)

What is a synonym for "hsien"?

Common synonyms include: county.

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Noun

1
An administrative subdivision of Taiwan, commonly translated as county. (Alternative form of xian for mainland China.) Taipei, Taiwan
"In the hsien, there shall be a hsien government with a hsien magistrate who shall be elected by the people of the hsien."
2
Alternative form of hsien. alt-of, alternative
"In Ch'iung-hai Hsien of the same island, this year "Chen-chu-ai" has been cultivated over vast areas, yielding large increases and as 2,730 tons of the breed already harvested in June have been sent to Chekiang province, it is expected that it will be cultivated widely in Chekiang in 1966."

"In the hsien, there shall be a hsien government with a hsien magistrate who shall be elected by the people of the hsien."

From Mandarin 縣／县 (xiàn), Wade–Giles romanization: hsien⁴.

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