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Shensi

British  
/ ˈʃɛnˈsiː /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Shaanxi

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He has since learned to play the keyboard, and sings along with the four other members of the "Star Kids" band their teacher, Chen Shensi, set up last year for people with autism.

From Reuters Dec. 2, 2022

The 1556 Shensi earthquake killed more people, according to the USGS.

From Slate Apr. 25, 2014

They decided to sell their house instead and live in the theater, managed to put together a cumbersome stage melodrama called Man from Shensi, which inexplicably became a hit.

From Time Magazine Archive

A native of Shensi province, Kao played a key role in the guerrilla struggles waged by the Communists in North China during the mid-1930s.

From Time Magazine Archive

This monument was discovered by some Chinese workmen, in the year 1625, in or near the city of Singan, the capital of the province of Shensi, and once the metropolis of the empire.

From The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe by Bartlett, John Russell

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