Xia
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Xia
- /ʃɑ/ US
Where it comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 夏 (Xià).
proper noun Hsia
- An ancient dynasty in China. Shortly after the era of the flood, sites associated with a culture called Erlitou began to emerge. To archaeologists, they signal the start of China's Bronze Age: The communities are 10 times as big as the ones that existed previously, and their technology is much more sophisticated. So far, no evi
- A surname.
- A county of Yuncheng, Shanxi, China.
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Talk about this word "Xia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/xia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Xia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/xia "Xia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/xia.
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@misc{xia_2026,
title = {Xia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/xia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
