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Alishan

Syllables: A·li·shan

Alishan proper noun: mount Ali, a famous mountain in Taiwan.

Proper noun

Alishan

  1. Mount Ali, a famous mountain in Taiwan.
    • Based on evidence of tree-ring patterns in the Japanese cypress tree of Mt. Alishan, Formosa, and from other sources, it is concluded that secular jet-streams are responsible for the climatic variations which influence world wide behavior of glaciers.1964 June, “Abstracts”, in Bibliography on Snow, Ice and Permafrost, with abstracts with Abstracts, volume XVIII, Hanover, New Hampshire: U.S. Army Materiel Command, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 83, column 2
    • In contrast, the convoys of tour buses filled with mainland Chinese tourists have caused many Taiwanese to cringe. Some destinations, like Mount Alishan or the Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan, are often extremely overcrowded and the media often reports about the rude behavior of Chinese tourists.2017 February 21, Klaus Bardenhagen (tko), “Taiwan reduces reliance on mainland Chinese tourists”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2017, Asia
  2. Alishan National Scenic Area, a mountain resort in Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Origin of Alishan

From Mandarin 阿里山 (Ālǐshān).

Questions about Alishan

What does Alishan mean?
Alishan means mount Ali, a famous mountain in Taiwan.
What part of speech is Alishan?
Alishan is a proper noun.

Words near Alishan in the dictionary

  1. alisanders
  2. aliseptal
  3. alisertib
  4. alish
  5. Alisha
  6. Alishan
  7. aliskiren
  8. alisma
  9. alismaceous
  10. alismas
  11. alismataceous

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