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- US Pronunciation
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- [shee-ahn]
- /ˈʃiˈɑn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shee-ahn]
- /ˈʃiˈɑn/
Definitions of xi'an word
- noun xi'an a city in and the capital of Shaanxi province, in central China: capital of the ancient Chinese Empire. 1
- noun xi'an an industrial city in central China, capital of Shaanxi province: capital of China for 970 years at various times between the 3rd century bc and the 10th century ad; seat of the Northwestern University (1937); famous for Qin dynasty emperor Qinshihuang's tomb (207 bc) with 8000-strong terracotta army. Pop: 3 256 000 (2005 est) 0
- noun xi'an city in NC China, on the Wei River; capital of Shaanxi province: pop. 2,185,000 0
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Parts of speech for Xi'an
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
xi'an popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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