English Explanatory Dictionary

Jinsha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A river in Qinghai and western Sichuan, China, the headwater of the Yangtze.
  2. A culture in prehistoric China, named for its type site, Jinsha.
  3. An archaeological site in Qingyang district, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
  4. A county of Bijie, Guizhou, China.
  5. An urban township in Kinmen County, Taiwan.
name
  1. A village in Nangan, Lienchiang County, Taiwan.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒɪnˈʃɑ/ jǐnʹshäʹ

Word forms

Jinsha Kinsha Kin-sha Kin Sha Chinsha Chin-sha Chin Sha Jin Sha Jingsha

Etymology

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 金沙 (Jīnshā, literally “golden sand”).

Synonyms

Jinsha Jiang Jinshajiang Jin Sha Jiang Kinsha Kiang Kinshakiang Kin-sha-kiang Kin-sha Kiang Kin Sha Kiang Chin-sha Chiang Chinsha Chiang Chinshachiang Chin-sha-chiang Chin Sha Chiang
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