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Definition of “xi”

xi (zaɪ Pronunciation for xi ; saɪ Pronunciation for xi ; ksaɪ Pronunciation for xi ; ksiː Pronunciation for xi

Definitions

noun

Word forms:   plural xis
  1. the 14th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ), a composite consonant, transliterated as x

Xi or Hsi or Si (ʃiː Pronunciation for )

Definitions

noun

  1. a river in S China, rising in Yunnan province and flowing east to the Canton delta on the South China Sea: the main river system of S China. Length: about 1900 km (1200 miles)

Example Sentences Including 'xi'

Illustrations page ix Preface xi 1 GENDER MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND Where are the women?
Enloe, Cynthia Bananas, Beaches and Bases
Isaiah xi , 7 I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster, I, the LORD, do all these things.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)

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