Etymology

Xiong'an

Xiong·an

Today it means: A new area in Baoding, Hebei, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 雄安
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from雄安
  2. English todayXiong'an

c. 2017, from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 雄安 (Xióng'ān); a combination of the names of 雄縣／雄县 (Xióngxiàn, literally “Xiong County”) + 安新 (Ānxīn, literally “Anxin County”), two of the constituent areas of Xiong'an.

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