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Chinmen

Chinmen is the alternative form of Kinmen.

Meaning of Kinmen

Proper noun

Kinmen

  1. A county of Taiwan.
    • The Kinmen County Government reported that during the past four months of Red bombardment of Kinmen, a total of 105 civilians were killed and 312 wounded.1959 February, “Chronology”, in Free China Review, volume IX, number 2, Taipei: Henry Kung, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 54, column 2
  2. An island of Kinmen County, Taiwan.
    • 5. Chi Govt wishes to call attn of US Govt again to fact that Chi Govt is at present maintaining positions on a nr of islands such as Lintin and Lema Islands off Canton, Kinmen Island off Amoy, Matsu Island off Foochow, Tachen Islands off Chekiang Province, etc. These island positions, together...1950 July 7, Dean Acheson, “The Secretary of State to the Embassy in China”, in Foreign Relations of the United States 1950, volume 6, United States Government Printing Office, published 1976, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    Quemoy

Origin of Chinmen

From Mandarin 金門 (Jīnmén) Wade–Giles romanization: Chin¹-mên².

Questions about Chinmen

What is Chinmen the alternative form of?
Chinmen is the alternative form of Kinmen.

Words near Chinmen in the dictionary

  1. chinlock
  2. chinlocks
  3. chinlon
  4. chinlone
  5. Chinmay
  6. Chinmen
  7. Chinn
  8. chinned
  9. chinned up
  10. Chinnereth
  11. Chinneroth

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