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Changsha

Syllables: Chang·sha/(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈʃɑ/

Changsha proper noun: a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Hunan, in south-central China.

Proper noun

Changsha

  1. A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Hunan, in south-central China.
    • Changxa commands over eleven Cities, as Changxa, Siangtan, Siangin, Ninghiang, Lieuyang, Liling, Jeyang, Sianghang, Xeu, Ganhoa, Chaling.[1669 [1665], John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, London: John Macock, translation of...
    • The most important place for trade in Hunan is Siangtan, 90 li south of Changsha.1868, Albert S. Bickmore, “Sketch of a Journey from Canton to Hankow, through China”, in American Journal of Science and Arts, volume XLVI, page 16
  2. A county of Changsha, Hunan, China.
  3. (historical) A former island in the Yangtze estuary in eastern China, now part of Chongming Island.
  4. A town in Kaizhou district, Chongqing, China.
  5. A township in Zongyang, Tongling, Anhui, China.
  6. A village in Huangqi, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

Changsha meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese

Changsha in Hindi

city in south-central China and other locations in China
चांगशा cāṅgśā

Changsha in Arabic

city in south-central China and other locations in China
تْشَانْغ شَا tšang šā, تْشَانْغْشَا tšangšā

Changsha in Thai

city in south-central China and other locations in China
ฉางชา

Changsha in Vietnamese

city in south-central China and other locations in China
Trường Sa

Forms of Changsha

alternative formCh'ang-sha

Origin of Changsha

From Mandarin 長沙 /长沙 (Chángshā).

Words that rhyme with Changsha

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Questions about Changsha

What does Changsha mean?
Changsha means a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Hunan, in south-central China.
What is Changsha in Hindi?
Changsha in Hindi is चांगशा (cāṅgśā). See Changsha meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Changsha?
Changsha is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Changsha?
Changsha is pronounced /(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈʃɑ/.

Words near Changsha in the dictionary

  1. Changpai
  2. Changpai Time Zone
  3. Changping
  4. changs
  5. changseung
  6. Changsha
  7. changshan
  8. Changshanian
  9. changshans
  10. Changshou
  11. Changshu

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