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CHANGAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Changan mean?
• CHANGAN (noun)
The noun CHANGAN has 1 sense:
1. a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
Familiarity information: CHANGAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Changan; Hsian; Sian; Singan; Xian
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Changan" is a part of...):
Cathay; China; Communist China; mainland China; People's Republic of China; PRC; Red China (a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world)
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