xian
IPA: zjˈɑn
Root Word: Xian
noun
- A surname from Chinese.
- (China, Taiwan) 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).)
- (sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of Xi'an, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, in central China. [A subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, in central China.]
- (sometimes derogatory or offensive) Abbreviation of Christian. [A believer in Christianity.]
- (sometimes derogatory or offensive) Alternative form of Xian: Christian. [A surname from Chinese.]
adjective
- (sometimes derogatory or offensive) Abbreviation of Christian. [(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.]
- (sometimes derogatory or offensive) Alternative form of Xian: Christian.
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