"xã" meaning in Vietnamese

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Noun

IPA: [saː˦ˀ˥] [Hà-Nội], [saː˧˨] [Huế], [saː˨˩˦] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 社 (“society, commune”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|社}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|社|society, commune}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 社 (“society, commune”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} xã, {{vi-noun}} xã
  1. Basic rural administrative unit in Vietnam, part of a district (huyện) and often composed of hamlets (thôn); a commune (xã).
    Sense id: en-xã-vi-noun-nX3IeRpA Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 12 12 28 17 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 9 9 29 23 23 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 6 6 6 45 10 28 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 43 27 30
  2. (by extension) Any administrative unit in another country of similar size or rank. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-xã-vi-noun-CGCIZno7
  3. (obsolete) A male who resides in a village (làng) and has slightly higher-than-average social status; a village elder. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-xã-vi-noun-6Mm5wFpT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: thị xã, xã hội, làng xã, xã tắc
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      "ipa": "[saː˧˨]",
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      "ipa": "[saː˨˩˦]",
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