沙州
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Chinese[edit]
granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar |
province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county | ||
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trad. (沙州) | 沙 | 州 | |
simp. #(沙州) | 沙 | 州 |
Etymology 1[edit]
A provincial name derived from its position within the Gobi Desert.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
沙州
- (~鎮) Shazhou (a town in Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China)
- Shazhou, a former province of Imperial China
- Shazhou, a former name of Dunhuang, an oasis town in Gansu, China, during the time when it served as Shazhou's provincial capital
Synonyms[edit]
- 敦煌 (Dūnhuáng)
Etymology 2[edit]
For pronunciation and definitions of 沙州 – see 沙洲 (“sandbank; sandbar; shoal”). (This term is a variant form of 沙洲). |
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