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Si-hia

Si-hia is the alternative form of Xixia.

Meaning of Xixia

Proper noun (1)

Xixia

  1. A county of Nanyang, Henan, China.
    • A 3,000-ton-per-year andalusite plant began operation in Xixia County, Hunan Province. The andalusite source for the plant was a deposit with proven reserves of 7.8 million tons.1990, Michael J. Potter, Kyanite and Related Minerals, United States Bureau of Mines, →OCLC, page 3

Proper noun (2)

Xixia

  1. A district of Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region, China.
    • By minibus and taxi Getting here from Yinchuan’s Xingqing district is either expensive or difficult. If you favour the expensive option, just grab a cab — drivers will start the bidding at ¥150 (or more) one-way, though you should be able to get them down to ¥200 return, including they take up to...2014, “The Yellow River”, in Rough Guide to China (Rough Guides), 7th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 225–226
  2. Synonym of Western Xia.
    • […]eastern Kansu, northern Shensi and Ningsia. In 1038 Yuan Hao, leader of the Tanguts, declared himself emperor and called his country Hsia, known in Chinese history as Hsihsia. Hsingching (modern Yinchuan, Ningsia) was made the capital.[1965, Chi-ming Tung, A Short History of China: From Earliest Times to 1840, →OCLC, page 154
    Synonyms:
    Western Xia

Questions about Si-hia

What is Si-hia the alternative form of?
Si-hia is the alternative form of Xixia.

Words near Si-hia in the dictionary

  1. si quis
  2. si quises
  3. Si Sa Ket
  4. SI unit
  5. SI units
  6. Si-hia
  7. Si.
  8. sia
  9. sia lah
  10. sia suay
  11. SIAC

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Si-hia (page history and authors); Xixia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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