Xiamen
geographical name
Xia·men
ˈshyä-ˈmən 
variants
or Hsia-men
or traditionally in English Amoy
city and port on two islands in Taiwan Strait in the province of Fujian, southeastern China population 3,325,000
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“Xiamen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Xiamen. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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