Jia

proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 賈／贾 (jiǎ).

proper noun

1
A county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.
Yan was born in 1908 in Jia County, Shaanxi Province.
After passing through Mizhi and Yulin, the group eventually reached Jia County by the Yellow River.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 佳 (Jiā).

Forms

plural: Jias

Jez · A sexually promiscuous female; a whore.JFK · Buildings, facilities, ships, bridges, highways, and other…Ji · A county of Linfen, Shanxi, China.

Jia · A surname.

Jiang · A surname from Mandarin.Jie · An ancient tribe of northern China, who were regarded as one…jiffy · A very short, unspecified length of time.

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