Etymology

Xisha

Xi·sha
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Today it means: Synonym of Paracel Islands: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. Full definition →

Mandarin 西沙
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from西沙
  2. English todayXisha

c. mid 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西沙 (Xīshā, literally “western sand”).

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