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Ka-gi

Ka-gi proper noun: synonym of Chiayi.

Proper noun

Ka-gi

  1. Synonym of Chiayi.
    • During the eighteenth century Chinese immigrants continued to pour into the country, and soon Hakka and Fo-kienese villages sprang up all along the coast. On their arrival they were sent inland by the local authorities in search of suitable localities outside the territory already cleared by other...1895, John Dodd, “Formosa”, in Scottish Geographical Magazine, volume XI, number XI, Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable, page 567
    • Ka-gi city is the place which has come more prominently before our notice in connection with this war scare. The region after which this city takes its name occupies the middle-western part of the Island, and form the largest and most populous of the Formosan counties. We require to travel right...1915, William Campbell, Sketches from Formosa, Marshall Brothers Limited, page 72
    Synonyms:
    Chiayi

Synonyms of Ka-gi

Origin of Ka-gi

From Hokkien 嘉義 /嘉义 (Ka-gī).

Questions about Ka-gi

What does Ka-gi mean?
Ka-gi means synonym of Chiayi.
What part of speech is Ka-gi?
Ka-gi is a proper noun.

Words near Ka-gi in the dictionary

  1. ka-blaow
  2. ka-boom
  3. ka-ching
  4. ka-door
  5. ka-doors
  6. Ka-gi
  7. Kaaba
  8. Kaabah
  9. Kaaddoo
  10. Kaadehdhoo
  11. kaaf

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