Akademik

Sian

noun

a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC

• Syn: ↑Xian, ↑Singan, ↑Changan, ↑Hsian

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center

• Part Holonyms:

↑China, ↑People's Republic of China, ↑mainland China, ↑Communist China, ↑Red China, ↑PRC, ↑Cathay

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\(ˈ)shē|än\ adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: from Sian, China

: of or from the city of Sian, China : of the kind or style prevalent in Sian

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/see"ahn", shee"-/, n.

Older Spelling. Xian.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.