xian

noun1

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

   • Tight and dense motifs occur on bronzes excavated in 1923 from a tomb at Lijialou at Xinzheng Xian in southern Henan attributed to the small state of Zheng. — 1987

adjective1

1. •
   (offensive) Abbreviation of Christian.

noun1

1. •
   (offensive) Abbreviation of Christian.