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Sizhou

Syllables: Si·zhou

Sizhou proper noun: a subprefecture of Jiangnan, in Qing-era China.

Proper noun

Sizhou

  1. (historical) A subprefecture of Jiangnan, in Qing-era China.
  2. (historical) A prefecture of Shanxi, in imperial China.
  3. (historical) A town in Sizhou subprefecture, Jiangnan, in Qing-era China.
  4. (historical) A town in Sizhou prefecture, Shanxi, in imperial China.
    • The Eastern Wei wanted to annex the Western Wei by launching wars for many times, and at the same time dispatched civilians to build the Great Wall for the base of attack and defense. In 543, Gao Huan supervised the construction from Sizhou (today’s Xinzhou of Shānxi Province ) to Malingshu in the...2008 September, Yaohui [董耀会] Dong, “To review the historical evolution of the Great Wall [步入长城的历史脉络]”, in 王静 [Wang Jing], transl., Throughout the Great Wall [话说长城], 江苏科学技术出版社 [Jiangsu Science and...

Synonyms of Sizhou

  • Si Prefecture
  • Si Subprefecture

Origin of Sizhou

From Hanyu Pinyin Sìzhōu, from the Mandarin pronunciation of both Chinese 泗州 (Sìzhōu, “zhou on the Si River”) and 肆州 (Sìzhōu), used as both the name of the prefectures, subprefectures, &c. and their seats of government.

Questions about Sizhou

What does Sizhou mean?
Sizhou means a subprefecture of Jiangnan, in Qing-era China.
What part of speech is Sizhou?
Sizhou is a proper noun.

Words near Sizhou in the dictionary

  1. sizescale
  2. sizescales
  3. Sizewell
  4. sizewise
  5. sizey
  6. Sizhou
  7. sizhu
  8. siziness
  9. sizing
  10. sizing down
  11. sizing up

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