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Xian has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

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Noun
1

a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC

2

Abbreviation of Christian.

3

An administrative subdivision of imperial, republican, and communist China roughly equivalent to counties, now distinguished from the more urban "districts" (qu).

4

Alternative form of Xian: Christian.

Adjective
1

Abbreviation of Christian.

2

Alternative form of Xian: Christian.

Proper Noun
1

Alternative form of Xi'an, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, in central China.

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