Etymology

Shanxi

Shan·xi
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Today it means: A province in the northern part of China. Capital: Taiyuan. Full definition →

Mandarin 山西
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Shanxi · proper noun1

  1. Mandarin · derived from山西“[Land] West of the [Taihang] Mountains”
  2. English todayShanxi

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 山西 (Shānxī, “[Land] West of the [Taihang] Mountains”), in reference to the location of the province's central Fen River valley.

Shanxi · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · derived from陝西 /陕西
  2. English todayShanxi

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 陝西 /陕西 (Shǎnxī).

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