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Shansi

British  
/ ˈʃænˈsiː /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Shanxi

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The other end of the war would at once be undertaken by Chang Tso-lin, Manchurian dynast, who could not afford to let Shansi fall into Feng's clutch.

From Time Magazine Archive

"General Wei is as cold as a Shansi winter wind," radioed Mr. Belden.

From Time Magazine Archive

Marshal Yen Hsi-shan has built up, as the famed "Model Governor" of Shansi Province, a national reputation for probity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tucked away in Tokyo communiqu�s there were even statements that sizable Japanese forces in captured North China territory among the mountains of Shansi had been fed with biscuits dropped by Japanese bombers.

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They invaded Shansi province, as well as the provinces bordering us.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan