Shaanxi

[ shahn-shee ]

/ ˈʃɑnˈʃi /

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noun Pinyin.

a province in northern central China. 75,598 sq. mi. (195,799 sq. km). Capital: Xian.

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Also (Older Spelling) Shen·si

[shen-see; Chinese shuhn-shee] /ˈʃɛnˈsi; Chinese ˈʃʌnˈʃi/ .

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How to use Shaanxi in a sentence

At the same time, climate advocates worry that Xi continues to show support for the domestic fossil fuel industry, after he visited a plant that extracts chemicals from coal in central China’s Shaanxi province this month.
China’s power outages shut down factories, fuel climate goal pushback|Christian Shepherd|September 30, 2021|Washington Post

British Dictionary definitions for Shaanxi

Shaanxi

Shensi

/ (ˈʃænˈʃiː) /

noun

a province of NW China: one of the earliest centres of Chinese civilization; largely mountainous. Capital: Xi'an. Pop: 36 900 000 (2003 est). Area: 195 800 sq km (75 598 sq miles)

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