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Xishui

Syllables: Xi·shui

Xishui proper noun: a county of Huanggang, Hubei, China.

Proper noun (1)

Xishui

  1. A county of Huanggang, Hubei, China.
    • Hoangcheu commands over nine Cities, as Hoangcheu, Lotien, Maching, Hoangpi, Hoanggan, Kixui, Ki, Hoangmui, Hoangci.[1669 [1665], John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, London: John Macock, translation of...
    • A belated Chinese Communist report disclosed today that a local armed revolt against the Communist government broke out in Hsishui county in Hupei province on Feb. 21 and 22.[1952 March 23 [1952 March 22], “Revolt by 280 Armed Men in Red China Acknowledged”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, volume 104, number 180, St. Louis, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2A, column 6

Proper noun (2)

Xishui

  1. A county of Zunyi, Guizhou, China.

Forms of Xishui

alternative formHsi-shui
alternative formSishui

Origin of Xishui

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 浠水 (Xīshuǐ).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 習水 /习水 (Xíshuǐ).

Questions about Xishui

What does Xishui mean?
Xishui means a county of Huanggang, Hubei, China.
What part of speech is Xishui?
Xishui is a proper noun.

Words near Xishui in the dictionary

  1. xirs
  2. xirself
  3. xis
  4. Xisha
  5. Xishuangbanna
  6. Xishui
  7. xit
  8. XIth
  9. xitieshanite
  10. Xitler
  11. xits

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