Wanhsien


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Wanhsien

(ˈwænˈʃjɛn) or

Wan-Hsien

n
(Placename) a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Wanxian
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Wan•xian

(ˈwɑnˈʃyɑn)

also Wanhsien



n.
a city in E Sichuan province, in S central China, on the Chang Jiang. 269,758.
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