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Dadeng

Syllables: Da·deng/dɑˈdʌŋ/

Dadeng proper noun: a subdistrict of Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a town.

Proper noun

Dadeng

  1. A subdistrict of Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a town.
    • Agricultural zone established on Fujian's Dadeng Island Dadeng town on Dadeng Island, near Xiamen city in Fujian, has been designated an agricultural development zone.1992, Summary of World Broadcasts: The Far East, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4
    • Dadeng Island, home to the newly built Dadeng Town market, has offered duty-free Taiwanese products since 1999.2012, Beijing Review, volume 55, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 32
  2. An island of Dadeng, Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
    • Agricultural zone established on Fujian's Dadeng Island Dadeng town on Dadeng Island, near Xiamen city in Fujian, has been designated an agricultural development zone.1992, Summary of World Broadcasts: The Far East, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4
    • Dadeng Island (大嶝岛) In 1988, I was so entranced by my Chinese-English dictionary's 'model English sentences' that I read it cover to cover twice! (Read some of them on page 218). For example, how would you use the word "suppose?" The dictionary suggested, "I suppose she's gone to practice grenade...
    • What a hot date she'd make! But after visiting Dadeng Island's Cross-Straits Conflict Museum, I understood what got China's lassies hot under the collar.2003, William N. Brown, 美丽厦门 [Amoy Magic], Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 186

Examples of Dadeng in a sentence

  • It has four towns (Xindian, Maxiang, Neicuo and Xinxu), one subdistrict (Dadeng Subdistrict) and one farm (Damaoshan Farm) within its jurisdiction.2019 October 31, “Xiang'an District”, in Invest Xiamen [投资厦门 厦门市招商办], archived from the original on 25 Mar 2023:
  • In the same year, after taking over Xiamen and Dadeng Island, the Communist Party attempted to take over Quemoy and attack Taiwan/Penghu.2011, Journal of Chinese Overseas, volume 7, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 172:
  • Meanwhile, the KMT moved the Kinmen County Government office to Dadeng Island (大嶝島) to the north, which is now part of the city of Xiamen.2022 October 23, Han Cheung, “Taiwan in Time: ‘Eight years of vicissitude’”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...

Forms of Dadeng

alternative formTateng
alternative formTa-teng

Origin of Dadeng

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大嶝 (Dàdèng).

Questions about Dadeng

What does Dadeng mean?
Dadeng means a subdistrict of Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a town.
How do you use Dadeng in a sentence?
It has four towns (Xindian, Maxiang, Neicuo and Xinxu), one subdistrict (Dadeng Subdistrict) and one farm (Damaoshan Farm) within its jurisdiction.
What part of speech is Dadeng?
Dadeng is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dadeng?
Dadeng is pronounced /dɑˈdʌŋ/.

Words near Dadeng in the dictionary

  1. daddykins
  2. daddyless
  3. Dade
  4. Dade City
  5. Dade County
  6. Dadeng
  7. dadenhudd
  8. dadenhudds
  9. Dadeville
  10. dadgum
  11. dadgummed

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