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San-men-hsia

San-men-hsia is the alternative form of Sanmenxia.

Meaning of Sanmenxia

Proper noun

Sanmenxia

  1. A prefecture-level city of Henan, China.
    • China's largest hydroelectric station is under construction at Sanmensia, and will supply power to the industrial centers of Loyang, Sian and Chengchow.[1961 January [1960], “Basic Shifts in the Structure and Distribution of China's Industry”, in Soviet Geography: Review & Translation, volume II, number 1, New York: American Geographical Society...

Origin of San-men-hsia

From Mandarin 三門峽 /三门峡 (Sānménxiá) Wade–Giles romanization: San¹-mên²-hsia².

Questions about San-men-hsia

What is San-men-hsia the alternative form of?
San-men-hsia is the alternative form of Sanmenxia.

Words near San-men-hsia in the dictionary

  1. San'a
  2. San'a'
  3. San'ani
  4. San'anis
  5. San-Lorenzo
  6. San-men-hsia
  7. San-min Doctrine
  8. Sana
  9. Sana'a
  10. Sanaa
  11. Sanaani

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