沙州

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Chinese

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granule; hoarse; raspy
granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar
 
province; prefecture; state
province; prefecture; state; county
 
trad. (沙州)
simp. #(沙州)
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Etymology 1

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A provincial name derived from its position within the Gobi Desert.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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沙州

  1. () Shazhou (a town in Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China)
  2. Shazhou, a former province of Imperial China
  3. Shazhou, a former name of Dunhuang, an oasis town in Gansu, China, during the time when it served as Shazhou's provincial capital
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Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 沙洲 (“sandbank; sandbar; shoal”).
(This term is a variant form of 沙洲).