Shang

//ʃæŋ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Chinese unit of land area equivalent to 15 mu or about one hectare.
  2. 2
    the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    an ancient dynasty in China historical

    "Wilma Fairbank strongly supports the piece mold theory but points out that the mastery of bronze technology by the Shang people was an outgrowth of their earlier mastery of ceramic technology."

Synonyms

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chinashang dynasty

Example

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"Seashells were the legal tender in the Shang dynasty."

Etymology

From Mandarin 商 (Shāng).

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