Xinan

Xi·nan
X8I1N1A1N1
/ʃiˈnæn//-nɑn/

proper noun

A subdistrict of Sanshui district, Foshan, Guangdong, China.

OriginMandarin 西南 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A subdistrict of Sanshui district, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
  2. A town in Lufeng, Shanwei, Guangdong, China.
    1 more example

    A resident of Shangdaimei village, also near Shanwei city, said hundreds of villagers had marched to local government offices in Xinan township on Sunday to protest the sale of their farmland.[…] An official who answered the phone at the Xinan township government confirmed the protest had taken place.

    2011 December 19, Fung Yat-yiu, Wen Yuqing, Luisetta Mudie, “Villagers Defy Threat of Force”, in Luisetta Mudie, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2015

Origin

  1. Mandarin西南
  2. EnglishXinan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西南 (Xīnán).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 西南
  • 西南 (sai¹ naam⁴)subdistrict; town
Chinese Mandarin 西南
  • 西南 (Xīnán)subdistrict; town

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Anxin
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APA

Xinan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xinan

MLA

“Xinan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xinan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Xinan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xinan.

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