Definitions
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- noun The 14th letter of the Greek alphabet.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Greek letter
Ξ ,ξ , corresponding to the English x. - noun The Greek letter
Ξ ,ξ , corresponding to the English x and z.
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- noun The name for the 14th letter of
Classical andModern Greek . The 15th inAncient andOld Greek . - noun physics Either of a pair of
hyperons having spin 1/2, which decay into a lambda particle and apion .
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- adjective being one more than ten
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
- noun the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet
Etymologies
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Examples
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Furthermore, the term xi'nanyi gradually disappeared from imperial records after the Eastern Han until the late Qing, when scholars began to give more attention to Yunnan and other frontier areas.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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During the Sino-Japanese War (1937 – 1945), when the nationalist government and numerous refugees moved into Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou, the term xi'nan often appeared in all sorts of media, and served as a synonym for the "Great Rear" (dahoufang).
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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But the term xi'nanyi is more accurately understood as a combination of Southern Barbarians (nanyi) and Western Barbarians (xiyi), since in most cases the Han Dynasty considered them as such.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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The term xi'nan remained an administrative term, but was revoked during the 1960s when the CCP misread the international situation and prepared for the coming of a world war.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Scholars in China have begun using the term xi'nan again, regarding it as a macroregion with local characteristics and identity.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Xi'nan, to Skinner, lacks the connotation of the sort of internal homogeneity necessary for a physiographical region. 16 Many Western scholars accept Skinner's Yunnan-Guizhou macroregion (hereafter, Yun-Gui), sometimes under the term xi'nan.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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"This gift translates into guan xi, which is important to the Chinese and means good contacts, good relationships."
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Foreword xi wide variety of topics and themes in this book, there will be something for everyone and hopefully much for all.
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Sara Lee's international operations, such as xi impacts on reported earnings from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly the euro;
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