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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A river of central China flowing about 850 km (530 mi) generally eastward through Shaanxi province to the Yellow River.
  • Name of several Chinese dynasties ruling from AD 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An old spelling of way.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556

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Examples

  • WEI YANG: died 338 B.C.; premier of Ts'in; was a concubine-born prince of the vassal state of Wei, and was thus of the imperial

    Ancient China Simplified Edward Harper Parker 1887

  • Imprisoned in his body for ten years, Dai Wei is forced to turn inwards and confront his past, and in doing so becomes freer and more alive than the comatose crowds that surround him.

    Ma Jian - An interview with author 2010

  • A certain Wei Shêng had a great reputation for sincerity and reliability, which was put to proof on an occasion when he had an appointment with a lady to meet on a bridge.

    Fir-Flower Tablets: Poems Translated From the Chinese 1921

  • The inner history of the Palace of Wei is something of a

    Lyrics From the Chinese 1913

  • Cao Cao and his advisors wrote a new code of laws which is sometimes known as the Wei Constitution, though it was not called that at the time.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Wuhao1911 2010

  • Meanwhile, Hei manages to defeat Wei, sticking his knife in Wei’s chest.

    Darker than Black ep 24 « Undercover 2007

  • Chin demanded in his impetuous way, as if he hadn’t heard a word Wei had just said.

    Typhoon Season Douglass, Keith 2000

  • The movement was suppressed after a young electrician called Wei Jingsheng put up a poster calling for a "fifth modernisation".

    Ai Weiwei: the dissident artist 2011

  • I'll bet, she had thought, watching him and his girl, liking her — big, dark eyes, svelte, a happy soul called Wei-wei who stayed with him like his shadow.

    Noble House Clavell, James 1981

  • The Master said, Who can call Wei-sheng Kao straight?

    The Sayings Of Confucius 551 BC-479 BC Confucius

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