Kaohsiung
Syllables: Kao·hsiung/ˌkaʊ ˈʃjʊŋ/
Kaohsiung proper noun: a city and special municipality in southern Taiwan, and the third largest city in Taiwan.
Proper noun
Kaohsiung
- A city and special municipality in southern Taiwan, and the third largest city in Taiwan.
- Although many factors in the industrial picture remain unfavorable, the Government reportedly is taking steps toward rehabilitation of industry. Repairs to the oil refinery at Kaohsiung (Takao) in Taiwan (Formosa) are being made, reportedly under the direction of engineers of the Anglo-Iranian Oil...1946 December 14, John Stenhouse, “China's Economy Since the Japanese Surrender”, in Foreign Commerce Weekly, volume XXV, number 11, Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, →ISSN...
- The existing steel industry is centered at Kaohsiung and is based mainly on local and imported scrap. An integrated steelworks being built by CI&S, also at Kaohsiung, will have an annual ingot capacity of 1.5 million tons by 1977 and, it is hoped 6 million tons by 1983; the bulk of the raw...1978, Kung-Ping Wang, E. Chin, Mineral Economics and Basic Industries in Asia, Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 309
- Synonyms:
- Kaohsiung City, KHH, Takou, Takow, Dagou
- A former county of Taiwan.
- Occupying an area of 2,793, square kilometers, Kaohsiung county lists agriculture as its most important economic activity, followed by industry, commerce and fishing. While it is only 60 kilometers long, the county's coastline is extremely favorable to fishing activities. ¶ With its attractive...1981 December 6, “Progress and plenty in Kaohsiung county”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 48, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 1
- Of the Four Great Ancestral Daochang, the Chaofeng Temple is the only one in the southern half of Taiwan; it sits on the slopes of Dagang Mountain in the Alian Rural District of Kaohsiung County.1999, Charles Brewer Jones, “The Early Japanese Period”, in Buddhism in Taiwan: Religion and the State, 1660–1990, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 54
- Synonyms:
- Takao
Kaohsiung meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese
Kaohsiung in Hindi
- a large city in Taiwan
- काऊशुंग kāūśuṅg
Kaohsiung in Arabic
- a large city in Taiwan
- كَاوْشْيُونْغ kāwšyūnḡ, غَاوْشْيُونْغ ḡāwšyūnḡ
Kaohsiung in Thai
- a large city in Taiwan
- เกาสฺยง Gao-syǒng, เกาสง Gao-sǒng
Kaohsiung in Vietnamese
- a large city in Taiwan
- Cao Hùng
Examples of Kaohsiung in a sentence
- The existing steel industry is centered at Kaohsiung and is based mainly on local and imported scrap.1978, Kung-Ping Wang, E. Chin, Mineral Economics and Basic Industries in Asia, Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL...
- Kaohsiung is the second largest city in Taiwan and has the biggest seaport.1998, Robert Storey, Taiwan (Lonely Planet), 4th edition (travel), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 260:
- The mayor of Kaohsiung, Chen Chi-mai, said the southern port city on Saturday also implemented new rules requiring face masks and social distancing.2021 May 15, Lily Kuo, “Taiwan raises coronavirus alert level as residents stockpile toilet paper and food”, in The Washington Post...
- Huang was feeling grateful not to be among the dead after a fire tore through the partly abandoned 13-story mixed-used building on Thursday night in the southern port city of Kaohsiung.2021 October 15, Amy Qin, Amy Chang Chien, “A Last-Chance ‘Ghost’ Building in Taiwan Becomes a Deathtrap for Many”, in The New York Times...
Synonyms of Kaohsiung
Forms of Kaohsiung
| alternative also | Kao Hsiung |
|---|---|
| alternative also | Kao-hsiung |
| alternative form | Gaosyong |
| alternative form | Kaohiung |
| alternative form | Kaosiung |
| alternative Hanyu-Pinyin (rare) | Gaoxiong |
Origin of Kaohsiung
Borrowed from Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 高雄 (Kao¹-hsiung²), from Japanese 高雄 (Takao) (whence also Takao), from Hokkien 打狗 (Tá-káu) (whence also Takau), from Siraya takau (“bamboo forest”). First attested in late 1945.
Phrases with Kaohsiung
Questions about Kaohsiung
- What does Kaohsiung mean?
- Kaohsiung means a city and special municipality in southern Taiwan, and the third largest city in Taiwan.
- What is Kaohsiung in Hindi?
- Kaohsiung in Hindi is काऊशुंग (kāūśuṅg). See Kaohsiung meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Kaohsiung in a sentence?
- The existing steel industry is centered at Kaohsiung and is based mainly on local and imported scrap.
- What part of speech is Kaohsiung?
- Kaohsiung is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Kaohsiung?
- Kaohsiung is pronounced /ˌkaʊ ˈʃjʊŋ/.
Words near Kaohsiung in the dictionary
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