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| Xian | a city in central China and the capital of Shaanxi province; formerly spelled Sian in Postal System Pinyin | en | |||
| xian | a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC | en | |||
| xian | [shEE än] Along with Loyang, capital of the Zhou dynasty (p 118) | en | |||
| xian | Abbreviation for the normal English word "Christian " Not a pejorative, the word often is used in online chatrooms, bulletin boards and E-mail Sometimes erroneously appears as Xtian | en | |||
| xian | (Chinese) - county, the middle level administrative unit Tibetan: shen or dzong | en | |||
| xian | Immortal, deity; to betray | en | |||