Xian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Xian \Xi"an\, pr. n.
     The capital of the ancient Chinese empire.
  
     Syn: Sian, Singan, Changan.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Xian
       n : a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire
           221-206 BC [syn: {Sian}, {Singan}, {Changan}, {Hsian}]