Xian

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Xian
    n 1: a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire
         221-206 BC [syn: {Xian}, {Sian}, {Singan}, {Changan},
         {Hsian}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Xian \Xi"an\, pr. n.
   The capital of the ancient Chinese empire.

   Syn: Sian, Singan, Changan.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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