Pixna

P3I1X8N1A1

proper noun

A township in Pishan, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Pishna

  1. A township in Pishan, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

    A Muslim family gathers to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr in Bulakbexi Village of Pixna Township in Pishan County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 18, 2015.

    2019 April 18, Abhishek G Bhaya, “China slams allegations of pursuing anti-Muslim policy”, in CGTN, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2019
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    Uygur farmer Burexi Eli holds her child in the arm outdoors in Pixna Township of Pishan County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 4, 2015. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rocked Pishan County of Hotan Prefecture at 9:07 a.m. (0107GMT), with the epicenter recorded at 37.6 degrees north and 78.2 degrees east, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Three people were killed and 71 others injured in the quake. Local government has erected 1,500 tents to accomodate^([sic]) residents affected by the earthquake.

    2015 July 3, “Xinjiang earthquake kills 3, injures 71”, in ying, editor, Xinhua News Agency, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2015

    The epicentre was between the Pishan County seat and the Pixna Township. In Pixna Township, five temporary settlements have been erected for those who lost their homes in the quake.

    2015 July 4, “4,000 aftershocks rattle China's earthquake-hit Xinjiang”, in The Economic Times, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2021

Origin

  1. Uyghurپىشنا
  2. EnglishPixna

Borrowed from Uyghur پىشنا (pishna).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 皮西那
  • 皮西那 (Píxīnà)township in Pishan, Hotan, Xinjiang, China

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APA

Pixna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pixna

MLA

“Pixna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pixna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pixna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pixna.

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