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SUN YIXIAN

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Overview

SUN YIXIAN (noun)
  The noun SUN YIXIAN has 1 sense:

1. Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925)play

  Familiarity information: SUN YIXIAN used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SUN YIXIAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Sun Yat-sen; Sun Yixian

Instance hypernyms:

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)


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