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Shao

Shao proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun (1)

Shao (plural Shaos)

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (2)

Shao

  1. (historical) A former prefecture of imperial China near present-day Shaoguan, Guangdong.
  2. (historical) Synonym of Shaozhou, former name of Shaoguan, a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong, China.
    Synonyms:
    Shaozhou, former name of Shaoguan

Synonyms of Shao

  • Shaozhou
  • former name of Shaoguan

Forms of Shao

pluralShaos

Origin of Shao

From the Wade–Giles and Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of various Chinese surnames.

From the Wade–Giles and Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 韶 (Sháo), named for its proximity to 韶石山 (“the Mountain of the Beautiful Stone”).

Phrases with Shao

Questions about Shao

What does Shao mean?
Shao means a surname.
What part of speech is Shao?
Shao is a proper noun.

Words near Shao in the dictionary

  1. shanyavskite
  2. Shanyin
  3. shanzhai
  4. shanzhiside
  5. Shanzhou
  6. Shao
  7. Shao-hsing
  8. Shao-kuan
  9. Shao-lin
  10. Shao-shan
  11. shaobing

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