Etymology

Shaanbei

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Today it means: The northern part of Shaanxi, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 陝北 /陕北
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from陝北 /陕北
  2. English todayShaanbei

From a modified form of the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 陝北 /陕北 (Shǎnběi) following the pattern of Shaanxi.

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