Alian
Syllables: A·lian
Alian proper noun: a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Proper noun
Alian
- A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Of the Four Great Ancestral Daochang, the Chaofeng Temple is the only one in the southern half of Taiwan; it sits on the slopes of Dagang Mountain in the Alian Rural District of Kaohsiung County.1999, Charles Brewer Jones, “The Early Japanese Period”, in Buddhism in Taiwan: Religion and the State, 1660–1990, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 54
- A community development association in Greater Kaohsiung’s Alian District (阿蓮) and environmental protection groups yesterday called for the protection of farmland owned by Taiwan Sugar Corp (Taisugar) and demanded that it not be developed into a metal-processing facility.2012 July 22, Lee I-chia, “Eco-groups demand farm is protected from industry”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Sep 2019, Taiwan News, page 3
Examples of Alian in a sentence
- According to the Central Weather Bureau, Luzhu District received over 50 millimeters of rain on the morning of the 20th while Cianjhen, Siaogang, Cijin and Alian received over 30 millimeters.2018 June 20, “高雄地區強降雨 市區馬路變水路! [Heavy Rain in Kaohsiung Leads to City-wide Flooding]”, in Public Television Service, archived from the...
- This study examined the types of illnesses and health issues of the residents living in the countryside of Alian District, Kaohsiung City.2019, Chiung-Wei Huang, Zhi-Yuan Su, “Common Chronic Illnesses of the Elderly: An Analysis of a Retired Doctor's Perspectives”, in 2019...
- They were caught drunk driving for the second time from April 4-10 in Kaohsiung's Dashu District, Alian District, and Nanzih District, with three found to be driving without a license.2022 April 28, Keoni Everington, “Photos of 5 repeat DUI offenders posted in Kaohsiung, Taiwan”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original...
Forms of Alian
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Origin of Alian
From Mandarin 阿蓮 /阿莲 (Ālián).
Questions about Alian
- What does Alian mean?
- Alian means a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- How do you use Alian in a sentence?
- According to the Central Weather Bureau, Luzhu District received over 50 millimeters of rain on the morning of the 20th while Cianjhen, Siaogang, Cijin and Alian received over 30 millimeters.
- What part of speech is Alian?
- Alian is a proper noun.
Words near Alian in the dictionary
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