XIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Xian mean? 

• XIAN (noun)
  The noun XIAN has 1 sense:

1. a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC

  Familiarity information: XIAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• XIAN (noun)

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 ("Xian" 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)