Xiamen

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃjɑːˈmɛn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shyä′mœn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Xia•men  (shyä′mœn′),USA pronunciation n. [Pinyin.]
  1. Place Namesan island near the Chinese mainland in the Taiwan Strait.
  2. Place Namesa seaport on this island. 350,000.
Also, Hsiamen. Also called Amoy. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Xiamen /ˈʃjɑːˈmɛn/ n
  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Amoy
'Xiamen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Amoy - congou - cumshaw - Hsiamen - junk - ketchup - pekoe - tea

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