Shanxi
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Shanxi¹
- /ˈʃɑnˈʃi/
Sounds like Shaanxi
Where it comes from
c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 山西 (Shānxī, “[Land] West of the [Taihang] Mountains”), in reference to the location of the province's central Fen River valley.
proper noun Shānxi · Shan-hsi · Shanhsi · Shansi · Xansi · Xiamcii
- A province in the northern part of China. Capital: Taiyuan. Shi-whang-ti having obſerv’d in viſiting his Empire that the Northern Provinces, eſpecially Pe-che-li, Shan-ſi, and Shen-ſi, were much expoſed to the ſudden Incurſions of the Tartars ; he ſent a formidable Army, which having driven them back a great way beyond the Frontiers of the Empire, he immedia
Shanxi²
- /ˈʃɑnˈʃi/
Sounds like Shaanxi
Where it comes from
c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 陝西 /陕西 (Shǎnxī).
proper noun
- Alternative spelling of Shaanxi, a province in northwestern China. Capital: Xi'an. The "Yenan Period," 1935-1947, was the decisive decade of the Chinese Revolution.*[…] Liu Bao-zhei had helped create the Yenan spirit; he had joined the Eighth Route Army in 1937, leaving his home in Henan Province to fight the Japanese in the North. We met Liu on a state farm nestled in the Nanniwa
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Talk about this word "Shanxi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shanxi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Shanxi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shanxi "Shanxi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shanxi.Cite this
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title = {Shanxi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shanxi},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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