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Syuejia

Syllables: Syue·jia

Syuejia proper noun: a district of Tainan, Taiwan.

syuejia: a district of Tainan, Taiwan
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Proper noun

Syuejia

  1. A district of Tainan, Taiwan.
    • Performing groups, including stilt walkers and musical bands, draw crowds to one of the most elaborate processions in Taiwan, held in Syuejia 學甲, Tainan County 台南縣, in honor of the tenth century healer, Wu Pen 吳本.2003, Taiwan Yearbook, Government Information Office, →OCLC, page 598
    • Yeh Wang (1826-1889), a master craftsman born in Chiayi, founded the Taiwanese branch of the industry, and though his work is rare these days, you can still see some of his original figures in Ciji Temple in Syuejia near Tainan (see p.333).2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, “Central Taiwan”, in The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), Penguin, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 287

Examples of Syuejia in a sentence

  • The Taiwanese milkfish industry has faced troubles in recent years, and in 2011 a state-owned PRC firm placed an order for the fish from the town of Syuejia (Xuejia) in Tainan County.2016, Scott L. Kastner, Margaret M. Pearson, “Winning Hearts and Minds?: On the Sources and Efficacy of Economic Engagement Policies in...
  • The primary suspect evaded police but was found and arrested on Sunday morning in Tainan’s Syuejia District, reported UDN.2023 December 3, Duncan DeAeth, “Suspect in shooting death of 43-year-old man arrested in south Taiwan”, in Taiwan News, archived from the...

Forms of Syuejia

alternative formHsuehchia
alternative formHsüeh-chia
alternative Hanyu-PinyinXuejia

Origin of Syuejia

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 學甲 (Syuéjiǎ).

Questions about Syuejia

What does Syuejia mean?
Syuejia means a district of Tainan, Taiwan.
How do you use Syuejia in a sentence?
The Taiwanese milkfish industry has faced troubles in recent years, and in 2011 a state-owned PRC firm placed an order for the fish from the town of Syuejia (Xuejia) in Tainan County.
What part of speech is Syuejia?
Syuejia is a proper noun.

Words near Syuejia in the dictionary

  1. Sytsma
  2. Sytsmas
  3. Syu
  4. Syud
  5. Syuds
  6. Syuejia
  7. Syueshan
  8. Syun
  9. Syunik
  10. syuzhet
  11. syuzhets

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