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Beinan

Beinan proper noun: a rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan.

Proper noun

Beinan

  1. A rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan.
    • […]6) Bureaus for appeasing tenants engaged in reclamation and cultivation of the wastelands were established in Beinan, Qilai and Puli. ("Private Law of Taiwan, Property Rights," Vol 1 pp 9-12)1982, China Report: Political, Sociological and Military Affairs, numbers 355-360, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 215
    • If Basiandong is added to the list, it will be the third potential world heritage site in the county, after the Peinan Archeological Site in Beinan Township (卑南) — the largest-known ancient stone coffin burial ground in the Pacific Rim area — and Orchid Island (蘭嶼, also known as Lanyu).2015 November 11, “Ministry to aid UNESCO bid for caves”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2022, Taiwan News, page 5
    Synonyms:
    Pinan, Pilam, Hinan

Synonyms of Beinan

Forms of Beinan

alternative formPeinan
alternative formPei-nan

Origin of Beinan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 卑南 (Bēinán).

Questions about Beinan

What does Beinan mean?
Beinan means a rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan.
What part of speech is Beinan?
Beinan is a proper noun.

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