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Washixia

Syllables: Wa·shi·xia

Washixia proper noun: synonym of Waxxari.

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
    • Driving on to Ruoqiang (Charkhlik), you pass the village of Waxxari close to the ancient site of Washixia, Stein's Vash Shari from the time of the Tang (618-907 AD) and the Northern Song (960-1127 AD).2004, Judy Bonavia, The Silk Road : From Xi'an to Kashgar, →ISBN, page 330
    Synonyms:
    Waxxari

Synonyms of Washixia

Origin of Washixia

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 瓦石峽 /瓦石峡 (Wǎshíxiá).

Questions about Washixia

What does Washixia mean?
Washixia means synonym of Waxxari.
What part of speech is Washixia?
Washixia is a proper noun.

Words near Washixia in the dictionary

  1. Washitas
  2. Washitaw
  3. Washitaws
  4. washitsu
  5. washitsus
  6. Washixia
  7. Washiyama
  8. Washiyamas
  9. washkit
  10. washkits
  11. Washko

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