Taichung
/ˈtaɪˈd͡ʒʊŋ/
Taichung proper noun: a city in central-western Taiwan.
Proper noun
Taichung
- A city in central-western Taiwan.
- The Jen Min Tao Pao, (consistently anti-American of recent months) on December 4 carried the following item, in full:
"According to information released by the American Consulate, a large section of the United States Air Force will be stationed in the province and the airfield near Taichung has...1947 January 10, Ralph J. Blake, REPORTS ON THE SITUATION IN FORMOSA (TAIWAN), PARTICULARLY RESPECTING FORMOSAN DISSATISFACTION WITH ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT (Foreign... - On Formosa the Maryknoll Fathers have charge of the Prefecture of Taichung, ocated^([sic – meaning located]) in the central part of the island. Some 1,500,000 people, mostly farmers, live there. The main crops in the area are rice, potatoes, vegetables, tobacco, sugar cane, tea, and fruit, while...1952 January 31, “West Newton Missioner In Formosa”, in The Newton Graphic, volume 80, Newton, Mass., page 1
- Synonyms:
- Taichū
- The Jen Min Tao Pao, (consistently anti-American of recent months) on December 4 carried the following item, in full:
Taichung meaning in Marathi, Arabic and Vietnamese
Taichung in Marathi
- a large city in Taiwan
- ताइचुंग tāicuṅga
Taichung in Arabic
- a large city in Taiwan
- تايتشونج taytšūnḡ, تَايْجُونْغ tayjunḡ
Taichung in Vietnamese
- a large city in Taiwan
- Đài Trung
Examples of Taichung in a sentence
- On Formosa the Maryknoll Fathers have charge of the Prefecture of Taichung, ocated^([sic – meaning located]) in the central part of the island.1952 January 31, “West Newton Missioner In Formosa”, in The Newton Graphic, volume 80, Newton, Mass., page 1:
- Schroader^([sic – meaning Schroder]) headed a 40-member cultural and arts mission from California to attend the ceremony, the first of its kind held in Taichung County.1983 April 10, “Sisterhood ties”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXIV, number 14, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:
- A week earlier Tom and I had worn the same happy, uncomprehending faces as we stood in their home in Taichung for the Buddhist ceremony.2002 September, Nancy Brenner, “Changing Places”, in House Beautiful, volume 144, number 9, page 77:
- WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT ONE MILLION, TAICHUNG is Taiwan's third largest city.2004, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 210:
Synonyms of Taichung
- Taichū
Forms of Taichung
| alternative also | T'ai-chung |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Taijhong |
| alternative Hanyu-Pinyin | Taizhong |
Origin of Taichung
From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 臺中 /台中 (Tʻai²-chung¹).
Questions about Taichung
- What does Taichung mean?
- Taichung means a city in central-western Taiwan.
- What is Taichung in Marathi?
- Taichung in Marathi is ताइचुंग (tāicuṅga). See Taichung meaning in Marathi.
- How do you use Taichung in a sentence?
- On Formosa the Maryknoll Fathers have charge of the Prefecture of Taichung, ocated^([sic – meaning located]) in the central part of the island.
- What part of speech is Taichung?
- Taichung is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Taichung?
- Taichung is pronounced /ˈtaɪˈd͡ʒʊŋ/.
Words near Taichung in the dictionary
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