Nantou

Syllables: Nan·tou

Nantou proper noun: a county in central Taiwan.

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Proper noun (1)

Nantou

A county in central Taiwan.
- The island-wide spleen survey carried out in 1953 (Demos, Ch'enk & Hsieh, 1954; Wu, 1956) showed the following pattern of malaria endemicity in Taiwan (see Fig. 2):
  (i) hypoendemic regions (spleen rate below 10%) at altitudes of over 1000 metres (with the exception of a few villages at altitudes of...1958, “Malaria Control and Eradication in Taiwan Progress Report, May 1952 to June 1957”, in Bulletin of the World Health Organization, volume 19, number 4, page 601
- He confidently tends his crops and rears his family in Nantou County on Formosa's gardenlike west-central plain.1965, Albert Ravenholt, “Awakening the Land”, in The World Book Yearbook, page 135
A city in and the administrative seat of Nantou County, Taiwan.
- Mr. Chen had returned from Hong Kong in late October and was undergoing the required two-week quarantine at a friend’s home in the central city of Nantou when a group of debt collectors showed up one night, the Justice Ministry in Taiwan said last week.2021 February 2, Amy Qin, “Covid-19 Live Updates: Virus Variants Continue to Evolve, Sometimes in Dangerous Ways”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2021

Nantou

A town in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
- Shum Chun’s population swelled throughout the 50s as it became the centre for the Bao’an County government, owing to its proximity to the KCR and an economy that was larger than its rival, Nantou. Shum Chun also became a temporary home for refugees attempting to escape to Hong Kong from Mao’s...
- Then, in 1978, a central inspection team from the State Council in Beijing arrived, looked around and decided that Bao’an County might make a good foreign trade port and Shum Chun, now commonly called Shenzhen, a good “Trade Cooperation Zone”. The words “sleepy”, “backwater” and “small” may apply...2021 January 17, Paul French, “Myth busting: Shenzhen’s sleazy past as short-lived gangster and gambling hub Shum Chun”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17...
A town in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China.

alternative also	Nan-t'ou

From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 南投 (Nántóu) Wade–Giles romanization: Nan²-tʻou².

From Mandarin 南頭／南头 (Nántóu).

What does Nantou mean?: Nantou means a county in central Taiwan.
What is Nantou in Vietnamese?: Nantou in Vietnamese is Nam Đầu. See Nantou meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Nantou?: Nantou is a proper noun.

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