English word origin

Etymology of Anxi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 安西 (Ānxī).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

The former name of Guazhou County, Gansu, China. · The Anxi Protectorate.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 安西 (Ānxī).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mention安西cmn

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A county of the prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 安溪 (Ānxī).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mention安溪cmn

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