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Shilin

Shilin proper noun: a district of Taipei, Taiwan.

Proper noun

Shilin

  1. A district of Taipei, Taiwan.
    • The Shida District appeals to the young and chic, and the Shilin District market is impressive for its sheer size.2013 April 11, Yeou-Jey Hsu, “36 Hours in Taipei, Taiwan”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2013, Travel
    • At Taoyuan International Airport, he flagged a taxi and was soon on his way home, north of Taipei. Last year his wife had convinced him to buy a town house out in Shilin District at the edge of Yangmingshan National Park.[…]
    • Traditionally, the suburban area of Shilin District had been populated by politicians and diplomats, since they were the ones who had money.2016 December, Wendy Lee, The Art of Confidence: A Novel (Fiction), Kensington Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 67–68

Forms of Shilin

alternative formShihlin

Origin of Shilin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 士林 (Shìlín).

Questions about Shilin

What does Shilin mean?
Shilin means a district of Taipei, Taiwan.
What part of speech is Shilin?
Shilin is a proper noun.

Words near Shilin in the dictionary

  1. shilfa
  2. shilfas
  3. Shilford
  4. Shilha
  5. Shiliak
  6. Shilin
  7. shilingi
  8. Shilingol
  9. Shilka
  10. shill
  11. shillaber

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