Xiamen

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Xiamen

  • /ʃjɑːˈmɛn/

Rhymes with -ɛn

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廈門 /厦門 /厦门 (Xiàmén).

proper noun Hsiamen · Hsia-men · Siamen

  1. A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China. The BRICS -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- had gathered in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen hoping to counter accusations that the group of big emerging economies was drifting apart and becoming irrelevant.

    Similar: Amoy

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name a sub-provincial city in southeastern China

EspañolXiamen, Emuy, Amoy
한국어샤먼 syameon
日本語廈門, アモイ Amoi
中文廈門 /厦门 Xiàmén
PortuguêsXiamen
FrançaisXiamen, Amoy
РусскийСямэ́нь Sjamɛ́nʹ, Сямы́нь Sjamýnʹ
Tiếng ViệtHạ Môn
العربيةشْيَامِن šyāmin

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"Xiamen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/xiamen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Xiamen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/xiamen

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"Xiamen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/xiamen.

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@misc{xiamen_2026,
  title = {Xiamen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/xiamen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}