西沙
Chinese edit
west | granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar | ||
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simp. and trad. (西沙) |
西 | 沙 |
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
西沙
- (~群島) The Paracel Islands, an archipelago in the South China Sea administered by the People's Republic of China
- (~區) Xisha (a district of Sansha, Hainan, China)
- (~島) (historical) Xisha Island, one of the chief shoals which formed modern Chongming Island in northern Shanghai