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Chinese Taipei

/ˈt͡ʃaɪ.niːz.taɪˌpeɪ/

Chinese Taipei proper noun: a name under which the Republic of China (Taiwan) participates in international organisations.

chinese taipei: a name under which the Republic of China (Taiwan) participates in international organisations
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Proper noun

Chinese Taipei

  1. A name under which the Republic of China (Taiwan) participates in international organisations.
    • The Republic of China Olympic Committee (ROCOC) Sept. 8 rejected the recommendation of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee that the ROCOC be re-named the “Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee,” with the condition that it adopts an anthem and flag which are different from those of...1979 September 16, “ROC rejects ruling on Olympic Games”, in Free China Weekly, volume XX, number 36, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1
    • Seven countries sent teams to challenge the U.S. in Los Angeles. The field included Chinese Taipei, commonly called Taiwan, which had several players who. in younger years, had starred on championship teams at the Little League World Series in Williamsport. Pa.;[...]1984, Dick Schaap, The 1984 Olympic Games: Sarajevo/Los Angeles, Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 137
    Synonyms:
    TPE

Chinese Taipei meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

Chinese Taipei in Hindi

a name under which Taiwan participates in international organisations
चीनी ताइपे cīnī tāipe

Chinese Taipei in Tamil

a name under which Taiwan participates in international organisations
சீன தைபே cīṉa taipē

Chinese Taipei in Marathi

a name under which Taiwan participates in international organisations
चीनी ताइपेइ cīnī tāipei

Chinese Taipei in Bengali

a name under which Taiwan participates in international organisations
চীনী তাইপে cini taipe
More languagesFewer languages
Chinese Taipei in Tagalog
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei in Arabic
تَايْبِيه الصِّينِيَّة taybīh aṣ-ṣīniyya
Chinese Taipei in Malay
Taipei Cina
Chinese Taipei in Indonesian
Tionghoa Taipei
Chinese Taipei in Persian
چین تایپه čin-e tâype
Chinese Taipei in Thai
จีนไทเป jiin tai-bpee
Chinese Taipei in Vietnamese
Trung Hoa Đài Bắc, Đài Bắc Trung Hoa
Chinese Taipei in Myanmar
တရုတ် တိုင်ပေ ta.rut tuingpe

Examples of Chinese Taipei in a sentence

  • Most of these vessels are built in Chinese Taipei (see Table 6.4).2004, Matthew Gianni, Walt Simpson, “Flags of Convenience, Transhipment, Re-supply and At-Sea Infrastructure in Relation to IUU Fishing”...
  • Over the last few decades, Chinese Taipei has been successful in attracting high-achieving students into the teaching profession.2009, “Chinese Taipei”, in Do Countries Paying Teachers Higher Relative Salaries Have Higher Student Mathematics Achievement?, →ISBN...

Synonyms of Chinese Taipei

Origin of Chinese Taipei

1970s, Chinese + Taipei. From being a Chinese state (an open-ended reference either to the territory being actually occupied by the Republic of China (Taiwan), being claimed by the People's Republic of China (mainland China), both, or similar) whose capital is Taipei (derived from Wade–Giles).

Words formed from Chinese Taipei

Questions about Chinese Taipei

What does Chinese Taipei mean?
Chinese Taipei means a name under which the Republic of China (Taiwan) participates in international organisations.
What is Chinese Taipei in Hindi?
Chinese Taipei in Hindi is चीनी ताइपे (cīnī tāipe). See Chinese Taipei meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Chinese Taipei in a sentence?
Most of these vessels are built in Chinese Taipei (see Table 6.4).
What part of speech is Chinese Taipei?
Chinese Taipei is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chinese Taipei?
Chinese Taipei is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃaɪ.niːz.taɪˌpeɪ/.

Words near Chinese Taipei in the dictionary

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  9. Chinese three-banded box turtle
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