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Xiang'an

Syllables: Xiang·an/ˈʃiɑŋˈæn/

Xiang'an proper noun: a district of Xiamen, Fujian, China.

Proper noun

Xiang'an

  1. A district of Xiamen, Fujian, China.
    • Sokolov’s phone had GPS and maps, which he had been watching with interest ever since they had left the airport in their wake. They were roaring down Xunjianggang, a strait about three kilometers wide that ran between Xiamen Island and the northeastern district of Xiang’an.2011, Neal Stephenson, Reamde, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 465
    • In general, the residential suitability of all public services in Siming and Huli district were the best,[...]However, the performance in Xiang'an district was the worst, with a 23.56 average residential score and 51.40% regional disparity.2020, Yu Zhao et al., “Towards Sustainable Urban Communities: A Composite Spatial Accessibility Assessment for Residental Suitability Based on Network Big Data”, in Big Data Research for Social...

Origin of Xiang'an

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 翔安 (Xiáng'ān).

Words that rhyme with Xiang'an

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Questions about Xiang'an

What does Xiang'an mean?
Xiang'an means a district of Xiamen, Fujian, China.
What part of speech is Xiang'an?
Xiang'an is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Xiang'an?
Xiang'an is pronounced /ˈʃiɑŋˈæn/.

Words near Xiang'an in the dictionary

  1. Xianbei
  2. xianbing
  3. xianbings
  4. Xianfeng
  5. Xiang
  6. Xiang'an
  7. Xiangcheng
  8. Xiangdong
  9. Xiangfen
  10. Xiangfu
  11. Xianggang

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