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Shenmu

Syllables: Shen·mu

Shenmu proper noun: a county-level city of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.

Proper noun

Shenmu

  1. A county-level city of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.
    • In Shenmu County, Shensi Province in the north-western part of China, a medical school for barefoot doctors offers a two year programme.1972, Paul G. Pickowicz, “Barefoot Doctors in China: People, Politics, and Paramedicine”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XI, number 5, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 34, column 1
    • Two tao with three and five perforations, respectively, made of black jade, were found at the site of Shih-mao in Shensi, Yü-lin District, Shen-mu County. Their total lengths are 49 and 55 centimeters.⁴⁷[1986, Hsia Nai, “The Classification, Nomenclature, and Usage of Shang Dynasty Jades”, in K. C. Chang, editor, Studies of Shang Archaeology: Selected Papers from the International Conference on Shang...

Origin of Shenmu

From Mandarin 神木 (Shénmù).

Questions about Shenmu

What does Shenmu mean?
Shenmu means a county-level city of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.
What part of speech is Shenmu?
Shenmu is a proper noun.

Words near Shenmu in the dictionary

  1. Shenko
  2. Shenks
  3. shenkui
  4. Shenley
  5. Shenley Church End
  6. Shenmu
  7. Shennongjia
  8. Shenoah
  9. Shenouda
  10. Shenoudas
  11. Shenoy

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