Xansi
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Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Shanxi. alt-of, alternative, obsolete
"This Prince paſſed by the impregnable City of Taitung; which as it is the laſt City towards the North, ſo alſo it is the Key and Bulwark of the Province of Xanſi againſt the irruption of the Weſtern Tartars; for it commands all the Souldiers which keep the many Fortifications of thoſe Quarters, where a fair Level down extending itſelf beyond that famous Wall, I mentioned heretofore, gives a fit occaſion for the incurſion of the Tartars."
Example
More examples"This Prince paſſed by the impregnable City of Taitung; which as it is the laſt City towards the North, ſo alſo it is the Key and Bulwark of the Province of Xanſi againſt the irruption of the Weſtern Tartars; for it commands all the Souldiers which keep the many Fortifications of thoſe Quarters, where a fair Level down extending itſelf beyond that famous Wall, I mentioned heretofore, gives a fit occaſion for the incurſion of the Tartars."
Etymology
A Portuguese-derived romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 山西 (Shānxī).
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