Siamen

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A form of Xiamen — A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Xiamen.

    Taking the port of Siamen (in Fukien) Chen Chen-kung twice advanced on Nanking.

    1988, Viktor Ivanovich Rutenburg, Feudal Society and Its Culture, Progress Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 285, column 2
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    The Dutch then were especially strict on ships from Taiwan to Siamen. Jheng Chenggong refused to commit even one vessel to this route. Consequently, the Dutch East India Company halted its operations in Taiwan and dispatched[…] Charles W. Le Gendre, the US Consul in Siamen, comes to Taiwan

    Mini-encyclopedia of Taiwan History

    2005, 台灣歷史小百科 : 認識台灣歷史精華讀本 [Mini-encyclopedia of Taiwan History], →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 87, 143

    After initial successes , his tactical mistakes forced him to retreat to Kinmen and Siamen in southern Fujian. The following year, Cing forces launched new attacks on Kinmen and Siamen.[…] Jheng Jing abandons Kinmen and Siamen.

    Ten Short Talks on Taiwan History

    2005, Wu Mi-cha, editor, 台湾史10講 [Ten Short Talks on Taiwan History], →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 27, 83

    Surprisingly, the Delonix Regia is a species of flowering plant from the Fabaceae family, endemic to Madagascar.[…] It is the city tree of Tainan, Taiwan and Siamen, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China. The National Cheng Kung University in Tainan displays one on its emblem.

    2009 July 22, Vivian Dickson-Morato, “Ladies in Red, radiant beauty in Casa de Campo”, in Casa de Campo Living, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2020

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