English Explanatory Dictionary

Taipei

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of and a special municipality of Taiwan, located in the northern part of the island of Taiwan.
  2. A former county of Taiwan, which became New Taipei City.
  3. The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Pronunciation

/taɪˈpeɪ/ tī′pā′ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Taipei.wav tī′bā′

Word forms

Taipei Tʻai-pei Taibei Taipeh

Etymology

19th c., from Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 臺北／台北 (Tʻai²-pei³, literally “Taiwan north”), composed of 臺／台 (tái) (short for Taiwan) and 北 (běi, “north”).

Synonyms

TPE Daihoku Taihoku

Derived words

Chinese Taipei New Taipei New Taipei City Taipeian
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