Qishan

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Mount Qi, A mountain in Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of Cishan (in Taiwan). alt-of, alternative

    "For two decades Mr. Lu, 76, cultivated his banana trees in the Qishan district, rising at 5 a.m. and working until sunset."

  3. 3
    Synonym of Zongzhou, former capital of the Zhou, now An archaeological site in Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
  4. 4
    A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.

    "In one village in Chi-shan county . . . the village chief bought his son a wife with money be got by selling a cow and two huts."

Example

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"In one village in Chi-shan county . . . the village chief bought his son a wife with money be got by selling a cow and two huts."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 岐山 (Qíshān).

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 旗山 (Qíshān).

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