Enshi
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Enshi. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Enshi, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Enshi in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Enshi you have here. The definition of the word Enshi will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofEnshi, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 恩施 (Ēnshī).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Enshi
- An autonomous prefecture of Hubei, China.
- 2012 April 26, Mark McDonald, “A Man on a Wire Above China’s ‘Grand Canyon’”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 October 2022:
- The line was strung above China’s so-called Grand Canyon, located in Enshi Prefecture in Hubei Province. It is a remote spot, rarely visited by tourists and unexplored even by experienced climbers or other extreme-sport athletes.
- A county-level city in Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China.
- 2019 September 3, Amy Qin, “Attack at School in China Leaves at Least 8 Children Dead”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 September 2019, Asia Pacific:
- The attack occurred around 8 a.m. on the first day of the semester at the school in Chaoyangpo village of Enshi city in Hubei Province, the local police said.
- 2020 April 8, “Wuhan exodus sparks virus hope despite mounting death toll”, in France 24, sourced from Wuhan (China) (AFP), archived from the original on April 12, 2020:
- "You have no idea! I was already up around 4 am. I felt so good. My kids are so excited. Mum is finally coming home," said Hao Mei, a 39-year-old single mother rushing to nearby Enshi to see her young children for the first time in two months.
Translations
autonomous prefecture in central China; county-level city in central China
Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Enshi”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1154, column 2