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新縣

简新县 · 繁新縣

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn Xiàn

Xin County or Xinxian, a county in Xinyang City 信陽市 Xìn yáng Shì, Henan

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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1–4 · Xin1 Xian4

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(～鎮) Xinxian (a town in Mengcun Hui, Cangzhou, Hebei, China)
(～鎮) Xinxian (a town in Hanjiang district, Putian, Fujian, China)
Xin (a county of Xinyang, Henan, China)

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