Meanings
proper noun
- An urban-type settlement in Khasansky district, Primorsky Krai, Russia.
Origin
- Chinese海山“seas and mountains”
- RussianХаса́н
- EnglishKhasan
Borrowed from Russian Хаса́н (Xasán). Further etymology is disputed as either: * from Mongolian, referring to a Mongol leader who died fighting rebel tribes, and was buried by his soldiers near Lake Khasan, or * from Chinese 海山 (Hǎishān, “seas and mountains”), referring to the local terrain.
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Chinese Mandarin 哈桑
- 哈桑 (Hāsāng)urban-type settlement
Russian Хаса́н
- Хаса́н (Xasán)urban-type settlement
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APA
Khasan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khasan
MLA
“Khasan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khasan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Khasan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khasan.
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