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Wa-shih-hsia

Wa-shih-hsia is the alternative form of Washixia.

Meaning of Washixia

Proper noun

Washixia

  1. Synonym of Waxxari.
    • The ancient Kingdom of Ruoqiang controlled the rest of present-day Ruoqiang County, while today’s Qiemo (Qarqan) County was the territory of the ancient State of Qiemo, and the ancient walled city of Washixia in present-day Ruoqiang County was possibly its capital.1989, Che Muqi [车慕奇], “Places of Historic Interest, Scenic Beauty, and Revolutionary Relics”, in 丝绸之路今昔 [The Silk Road, Past and Present], Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 62
    Synonyms:
    Waxxari

Origin of Wa-shih-hsia

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 瓦石峽 /瓦石峡 (Wa³-shih²-hsia²).

Questions about Wa-shih-hsia

What is Wa-shih-hsia the alternative form of?
Wa-shih-hsia is the alternative form of Washixia.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Wa-shih-hsia (page history and authors); Washixia (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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