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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A province of north-central China crossed by the Wei River. Xi'an is the capital.
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- proper noun a north-central province of the
People's Republic of China , and includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of theYellow River as well as the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of the province.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The attack took place in Shaanxi province, the Xinhua news agency said.
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"Lu Xirong, head of a South China tiger research team in Shaanxi, said the photos proved that wild south China tigers still exist in China."
Archive 2007-10-01 2007
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A member of the Chao clan of Gelao village in Shaanxi province was paying her respects recently to a newly buried female relative.
The Economist: Wet Goods and Dry Goods JDsg 2007
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It is interesting that provinces, such as Shaanxi, are now struggling to claim their Chineseness either by tracing their ancient Chinese tradition, or by emphasizing their multiethnicity, such as Guizhou, as Oakes has noticed. 252 Indeed Yunnan is making a similar claim, by citing its multiethnic culture in its effort to attract more resources internally and internationally.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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In many parts of the country, especially in the rural areas such as Shaanxi, Gansu,
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page Yee Ong 2010
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In many parts of the country, especially in the rural areas such as Shaanxi, Gansu,
China Stocks News and Analysis from Seeking Alpha Yee Ong 2010
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In many parts of the country, especially in the rural areas such as Shaanxi, Gansu,
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page Yee Ong 2010
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Now when Chairman Mao returned from "Shaanxi," the "Seattle 'of China, sporting a new nation in 1949, he in Draconian fashion eliminated a reported five million opium addicts.
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Now when Chairman Mao returned from "Shaanxi," the "Seattle 'of China, sporting a new nation in 1949, he in Draconian fashion eliminated a reported five million opium addicts.
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Western provinces such as Shaanxi continue to witness rural incomes in the range of $300 per year—the World Bank’s standard of extreme poverty.
Agendas for Chinese sociology Daniel Little 2008
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