Etymograph

English

Sansha

Sansha comes from Mandarin 三沙.

  1. Mandarinmodern三沙literally ‘three sands’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009Sansha

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern三沙literally ‘three sands’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009Sansha

Earliest quotation: 2009, Martin Jacques, New York: Penguin Press: “In 2007 Beijing established the new Sansha municipality in…”

Every English word from Mandarin 三沙

Today it means

name A prefecture-level city of Hainan, China (claimed areas encompass areas administered or claimed by Brunei, China (PRC), Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan (ROC), and Vietnam).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 三沙 / Sansha

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