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china | xian |

As a noun china

is (uncountable) the root of a climbing plant, smilax china l, once believed to have important medicinal properties or china can be (cockney rhyming slang|countable) mate (ie, friend).

As a proper noun xian is

.

china

English

(wikipedia China)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A country in East Asia, officially named the People's Republic of China ().
  • A region in East Asia comprising the areas governed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
  • The civilization of the Chinese people.
  • (very rarely) A female given name.

    • Derived terms

    * China Hand * Chinaman * China syndrome * Chinese * sinophobia

    See also

    * * * * * Cathay * * all the tea in China * made in China

    Anagrams

    * (l) ----

    xian

    English

    Etymology 1

    From a transliteration of the Chinese pronunciation of ).

    Proper noun

    (wikipedia, Xi'an) (head)
  • , a city in central China and the capital of Shaanxi province; formerly spelled Sian in Postal System Pinyin.

    • Etymology 2

    From '' (''Christos , meaning Christ).

    Alternative forms

    * xian

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)

    • Related terms

    * Xianity * Xmas

    References

    * What does 'xian' mean?