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Miaoli

Miaoli proper noun: a county in western Taiwan.

Proper noun (1)

Miaoli

  1. A county in western Taiwan.
    • Wood-carving, one of Taiwan's leading folk arts, is concentrated on the small village of Sanyi in Miaoli county in north-central Taiwan, where the people have traditionally had the necessary skills and ample access to timber materials.[…]
    • Woodcarving is one of Taiwan's leading folk arts, and Sanyi village in Miaoli county is the center of production.1982 June 13, “Wood-carving art thrives in small town”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 23, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2
  2. A city and the administrative seat in Miaoli County, Taiwan.
    • In the middle of last month the Miaoli post office was the scene of a raid. Some thirty bandits broke into the place and attempted to rifle the safe.1899 November 11, “Formosa”, in The Japan Weekly Mail, volume XXXII, number 20, Yokohama, page 491
    • Peking Gazette, the-(continued).[…]
      Volume for 1890.[…]
      Nov. 7. Typhoon at Tai-pei, Kelung, Tamsui, and Miaoli on 16 August.1903, William Campbell, Formosa Under the Dutch, Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 599

Proper noun (2)

Miaoli

  1. (historical) A town in Jinshui district, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.

Miaoli meaning in Vietnamese

Miaoli in Vietnamese

county in western Taiwan
Miêu Lật

Examples of Miaoli in a sentence

  • This city is in the deanery of Miaoli, the southern-most part of the Archdiocese of Taipeh.1958, “The Faith and Formosa”, in Scarboro Missions, volume 39, number 11, page 22:
  • In the Miaoli area, a Hakka name as well.1962, Sister Maria del Rey, Safari by Jet, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 183:

Forms of Miaoli

alternative alsoMiao-li

Origin of Miaoli

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 苗栗 (Miáolì), Wade–Giles romanization: Miao²-li⁴.

From Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 廟李／庙李.

Questions about Miaoli

What does Miaoli mean?
Miaoli means a county in western Taiwan.
What is Miaoli in Vietnamese?
Miaoli in Vietnamese is Miêu Lật. See Miaoli meaning in Vietnamese.
How do you use Miaoli in a sentence?
This city is in the deanery of Miaoli, the southern-most part of the Archdiocese of Taipeh.
What part of speech is Miaoli?
Miaoli is a proper noun.

Words near Miaoli in the dictionary

  1. Mianyang
  2. Miao
  3. Miao-li
  4. Miao-Yao
  5. Miaojie
  6. Miaoli
  7. Miaolingian
  8. Miaotse
  9. Miaotze
  10. miaou
  11. miaoued

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