Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The first Chinese dynasty (traditionally dated 2205?–1766? BC). No written documents or archaeological remains dating to the time of the Xia dynasty have been found to corroborate later accounts of the events of the period.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Xia.
Examples
-
His wife Liu Xia is under house arrest but has invited more than 140 other people – including dissidents and celebrities – to attend the event in Norway on his behalf.
China made peace prize decision for us, says Nobel judge Tania Branigan in Beijing 2010
-
The organization Freedom Now says Liu Xia is not being allowed to leave her Beijing apartment, and friends and media are being kept from entering.
-
Lin Xia has lived in Prato for 20 years and has built a small business empire.
-
The organization Freedom Now says Liu Xia is not being allowed to leave her Beijing apartment, and friends and media are being kept from entering.
-
What you are doing is bringing shame on the name of Xia.
Wild Swans Jung Chang 1991
-
What you are doing is bringing shame on the name of Xia.
Wild Swans Jung Chang 1991
-
The last ruler of the Xia was the evil Jie, who was deposed by Tang, who founded the SHANG dynasty (17661122).
-
Eu Yan Sang herbs known as Xia Ku Cao is quite funny if not alarming.
-
Reverend Judy Tatum (aka Xia) is a self-proclaimed
WN.com - Articles related to Portable TVs Take a Giant Leap Forward 2009
-
It was known to the west as a "Xia" class SSBN, and his intelligence people disagreed on the sub's actual name, but "406" was the number painted on its sail, and that was how he thought of it.
The Bear and the Dragon Clancy, Tom, 1947- 2000
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.