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Quemoy

/ˌkiˈmɔɪ/

Quemoy proper noun: synonym of Kinmen.

quemoy: synonym of Kinmen
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Proper noun

Quemoy

  1. Synonym of Kinmen.
    • Near the Coaſt of the Province of Fokien lie Quemuy and Eymuy : Further off at Sea, oppoſite to them, appear Formoſa and Tayowan ; the firſt by the Chineſes, who now poſſeſs it, call'd Talieukich ; but to the Eaſt, near the Province Chekiang are the Iſles Changque and Chenxan.[1671, Arnoldus Montanus, translated by John Ogilby, Atlas Chinensis, London: Tho. Johnson, translation of original in Dutch, →OCLC, page 468
    • It would be however a very acceptable thing if ſome curious Navigators would inform us, what tides or Currents are found at Macao, Quemoy, and other places on the Coast of China and on Formoſa ; it being moſt probable that this flood cometh out of the North Eaſt, alongſt the Coaſt of China, for...1684, Edm. Halley, “A Theory of the Tides at the Bar of Tunking”, in Philosophical Transactions, volume XIV, Oxford, →OCLC, page 687
    Synonyms:
    Kinmen

Examples of Quemoy in a sentence

  • On the South-Eaſt Coaſt, off of the Bay of Camcheu, lies the Iſland Quemoy, or as le Compte names it Emoui, which makes a very good Haven for Shipping.1701, Joan Luyts, Herman Moll, A System of Geography, Part the Second, London, →OCLC, page 49:
  • On his arrival on the coaſt of China he found that conqueror in poſſeſſion of the iſland of Quemoy, which the Tartars, with all their force, were not able to take from him.1759, The Modern Part of an Univerſal Hiſtory, volume X, London, page 366:
  • It is as certain as can be that the shooting which the Chinese Communists started on August 23, had as its purpose not just the taking of the island of Quemoy.1958, President Dwight Eisenhower, 0:49 from the start, in President Eisenhower Speaks On The Formosa Situation (1958), British Pathé...
  • Now I think as far as Quemoy and Matsu are concerned, that the question is not these two little pieces of real estate- they are unimportant.1960, 54:09 from the start, in OCTOBER 7, 1960 Presidential Candidates Debate, US Vice President Richard M. Nixon (actor), C-SPAN:

Synonyms of Quemoy

Origin of Quemoy

From Spanish Quemoy, from the Postal Romanization of Hokkien 金門 /金门 (Kim-mûi), specifically the Zhangzhou Hokkien dialect.

Questions about Quemoy

What does Quemoy mean?
Quemoy means synonym of Kinmen.
How do you use Quemoy in a sentence?
On the South-Eaſt Coaſt, off of the Bay of Camcheu, lies the Iſland Quemoy, or as le Compte names it Emoui, which makes a very good Haven for Shipping.
What part of speech is Quemoy?
Quemoy is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Quemoy?
Quemoy is pronounced /ˌkiˈmɔɪ/.

Words near Quemoy in the dictionary

  1. queme
  2. quemed
  3. Quemenes
  4. quemes
  5. queming
  6. Quemoy
  7. quena
  8. quenacho
  9. quenachos
  10. quenas
  11. quench

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