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Xiamen

Pronunciation: /ʃɑːˈmɛn/

(also Hsia-men)

Definition of Xiamen

a port in Fujian province, SE China; population 961,800 (est. 2006). Also called Amoy.

Xiamen in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Xiamen in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

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Xhosa
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Xiamen
Xian
Xiang
Xingtai
Xingú
Xining

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logomachy

/ ləˈgɒməki

noun

an argument about words …

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