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Siangtan

Siangtan is the dated form of Xiangtan.

Meaning of Xiangtan

Proper noun

Xiangtan

  1. A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China, on the lower Xiang River.
    • Mao’s hometown, Xiangtan City, in Hunan Province, is spending $2.5 billion on public events celebrating him.2013 December 25, Gao Wenqian, “China Must Purge Mao's Ghost”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2013, Opinion

Origin of Siangtan

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 湘潭 (Xiāngtán).

Questions about Siangtan

What is Siangtan the dated form of?
Siangtan is the dated form of Xiangtan.

Words near Siangtan in the dictionary

  1. sian
  2. Sianfu
  3. Siang
  4. Siang-yang
  5. Siangic
  6. Siangtan
  7. Siano
  8. Sianos
  9. Sians
  10. siao
  11. Siaogang

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