Shang

[ shahng ]

/ ʃɑŋ /

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noun

a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.

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Also called Yin

[yin] /yɪn/ .

Words nearby Shang

Shandong, shandrydan, shandy, shandygaff, Shane, Shang, Shangaan, shanghai, Shango, Shangqiu, Shangri-la

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How to use Shang in a sentence

For example, Shang and Mulan used to kiss at the end of the movie, right there in front of her parents.
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It also sold a $3.3 million Shang Dynasty bronze wine vessel to an online bidder in 2010.
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But again, it is at the expense of her love interest, Shang, a proud son of a colonel, who once again has to be rescued.
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The monastery is constructed chiefly of stone, but it also contains timber transported hither from the Shang valley.
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Shiar-gang-la and Shang-shung-la lie on the watershed between the Salwin and the Brahmaputra.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
Nine are "below" (hia) and One "above" (shang); a remark as true today as it ever was.
Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado|Alexander M'Allan
Farther on (see Chinese version) we read that the Canyon river produces or grows into (shang) a beautiful (kan) yuen.
Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado|Alexander M'Allan
And "Keang Shang's ta-hoh" or great Canyon is also named in honor of this shan or god—this incarnated god.
Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado|Alexander M'Allan

British Dictionary definitions for Shang

Shang

/ (ʃæŋ) /

noun

the dynasty ruling in China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries bc

adjective

of or relating to the pottery produced during the Shang dynasty

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