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Maolin

Syllables: Mao·lin

Maolin proper noun: a mountain indigenous district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Proper noun

Maolin

  1. A mountain indigenous district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
    • In Maolin, outside Kaohsiung, millions of striped blue crow butterflies create a purplish haze in the forests.2006, David C. King, Taiwan (Enchantment of the World), Children's Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 43
    • Meinong's small bus station is in the centre of town at the junction of Jhongshan and Jhongjheng roads, with buses to Kaohsiung (daily 5.35am-8.45pm every 30min; NT$131) and seven daily services to Liouguei in the Maolin National Scenic Area.2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), Penguin, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 356
  2. A town in Jing County, Xuancheng, Anhui, China.
  3. An urban village in Shimen district, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Forms of Maolin

alternative formMao-lin

Origin of Maolin

From Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 茂林 (Màolín).

Questions about Maolin

What does Maolin mean?
Maolin means a mountain indigenous district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
What part of speech is Maolin?
Maolin is a proper noun.

Words near Maolin in the dictionary

  1. Maoized
  2. Maoizes
  3. Maoizing
  4. Maojian
  5. maoli
  6. Maolin
  7. maolis
  8. maomao
  9. maomaos
  10. Maomet
  11. Maoming

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