Xi'an is renowned as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China and also as the eastern terminus of the Silk Road. A walk downtown revealed a veritable trove of Tang Dynasty, pagoda-style buildings, even the local KFC. I was pleased to run across the city's Muslim Quarter and get a good beef kebab for my dinner.
The noun SEMESTER HOUR has 1 sense: 1. a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester. Familiarity information: SEMESTER HOUR used as a noun is very rare.
college credit is calculated in units called semester hours a semester hour meant that a course was given for one hour per week for one semester if the student passed that course then the student received one semester hour of credit for taking that course