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xian.

An administrative subdivision of imperial, republican, and communist China roughly equivalent to counties, now distinguished from the more urban "districts" (qu). (Alternative form of hsien for Taiwan (ROC).)

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An administrative subdivision of imperial, republican, and communist China roughly equivalent to counties, now distinguished from the more urban "districts" (qu). (Alternative form of hsien for Taiwan (ROC).)

    China · Taiwan
Where this word comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 縣 /县.

noun
  1. Alternative form of Xian: Christian.

    alt-of · alternative · derogatory · offensive · sometimes
Where this word comes from

An alternative capitalization of Xian.

adj
  1. Alternative form of Xian: Christian.

    alt-of · alternative · derogatory · not-comparable · offensive · sometimes
Where this word comes from

An alternative capitalization of Xian.

adj
  1. Alternative spelling of sian (“bored, boring”).

    Singapore · Singlish · alt-of · alternative
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