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SIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sian mean?
• SIAN (noun)
The noun SIAN has 1 sense:
1. a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
Familiarity information: SIAN 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 ("Sian" 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)
Context examples
Sian White, a researcher on water, sanitation and hygiene behaviour change at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, says people living in water-stressed regions have to make decisions about how they use their limited water resources.
(Slightly dirty water ‘still ok’ against coronavirus, SciDev.Net)
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