English Explanatory Dictionary

Taitung

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A county in eastern Taiwan.
  2. A city in and the administrative seat of Taitung County, in eastern Taiwan.

Pronunciation

tīʹdo͝ongʹ

Word forms

Taitung T'aitung T'ai-tung Taidong

Etymology

From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 臺東／台東 (Táidōng, literally “eastern Taiwan”) Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻai²-tung¹, from Taitung Prefecture (臺東直隸州), created ca. 1887.

Synonyms

Taito TTT
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