Shan-hsi

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Shanxi. alt-of, alternative

    "The Great Plain extends from the Yang-tzŭ River to the mountains which divide Chih-li and Shan-hsi and Manchuria, and supports a population estimated at more than a hundred millions, reminding one in denstiy of inhabitants of the province of Bengal."

Example

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"The Great Plain extends from the Yang-tzŭ River to the mountains which divide Chih-li and Shan-hsi and Manchuria, and supports a population estimated at more than a hundred millions, reminding one in denstiy of inhabitants of the province of Bengal."

Etymology

From Mandarin 山西 (Shānxī) Wade–Giles romanization: Shan¹-hsi¹.

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