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Douliou

Douliou is the alternative form of Douliu.

Meaning of Douliu

Proper noun

Douliu

  1. A city, the county seat of Yunlin County, Taiwan.
    • On March 5, all the government and military institutions in Gaoxiong were occupied, and over 700 Kuomintang troops were held captive. The people’s forces from Taizhong, Douliu, Dounan, and Zhushan converged on Huwei, and regrouped into a combined force to capture Huwei airport. All the Chiang...1979 April, “The Turning Point in the Civil War”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XVIII, number 4, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 41, column 2
    Synonyms:
    Tau-lak

Origin of Douliou

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 斗六 (Dǒuliù), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Dǒuliòu.

Questions about Douliou

What is Douliou the alternative form of?
Douliou is the alternative form of Douliu.

Words near Douliou in the dictionary

  1. doulah
  2. doulahs
  3. doulas
  4. douleia
  5. douleias
  6. Douliou
  7. Douliu
  8. doulocracy
  9. Doulting
  10. Doulton
  11. Doultons

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