Meanings
- Synonym of Waxxari.
Driving on to Ruoqiang (Charkhlik), you pass the village of Waxxari close to the ancient site of Washixia, Stein's Vash Shari from the time of the Tang (618-907 AD) and the Northern Song (960-1127 AD).
2004, Judy Bonavia, The Silk Road : From Xi'an to Kashgar, →ISBN, page 3301 more example
The ancient Kingdom of Ruoqiang controlled the rest of present-day Ruoqiang County, while today’s Qiemo (Qarqan) County was the territory of the ancient State of Qiemo, and the ancient walled city of Washixia in present-day Ruoqiang County was possibly its capital.
The Silk Road, Past and Present
1989, Che Muqi [车慕奇], “Places of Historic Interest, Scenic Beauty, and Revolutionary Relics”, in 丝绸之路今昔 [The Silk Road, Past and Present], Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 62Synonyms: Waxxari
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Waxxari.
Origin
- Mandarin瓦石峽 /瓦石峡
- EnglishWashixia
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 瓦石峽 /瓦石峡 (Wǎshíxiá).
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Washixia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Washixia
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