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Taihoku

/taɪˈhəʊku/

Taihoku proper noun: synonym of Taipei: the Japanese-derived name.

taihoku: synonym of Taipei: the Japanese-derived name
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Proper noun

Taihoku

  1. (historical) Synonym of Taipei: the Japanese-derived name
    • Taihoku Imperial University (original name of National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan)
    • Vernacular papers report that dispatches have been received by the Colonial Department from Formosa stating that 200 cases of black plague have broken out at Taihoku and Taiwan.1897 June 9, “Oriental News”, in The Daily Colonist, volume LXXVII, number 153, Victoria, British Columbia, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 8, column 4
    Synonyms:
    Taipei

Examples of Taihoku in a sentence

  • Formerly there was no plant in Formosa for treating the oil ; but the Formosa government has now provided, in its Camphor establishment at Taihoku (Taipeh), an apparatus for this purpose.1903, James W. Davidson, “The Formosan Camphor Industry”, in The Island of Formosa Past and Present, page 423:
  • Taihoku, for example, will be read in our alphabet as Taipei.1946 February 16, “China”, in Foreign Commerce Weekly, volume XXII, number 7, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, United States...
  • The raid, known as the Taihoku Air Raid, took place on May 31, 1945 and was part of the largest allied air raid on Japanese-occupied Taipei (then known as Taihoku) during WWII.2018 May 24, Keoni Everington, “Photo of the Day: WWII allied bombing of Taiwan Presidential Office”, in Taiwan News, archived from the...

Synonyms of Taihoku

Origin of Taihoku

From Japanese 台北(たいほく) (taihoku).

Questions about Taihoku

What does Taihoku mean?
Taihoku means synonym of Taipei: the Japanese-derived name.
How do you use Taihoku in a sentence?
Formerly there was no plant in Formosa for treating the oil ; but the Formosa government has now provided, in its Camphor establishment at Taihoku (Taipeh), an apparatus for this purpose.
What part of speech is Taihoku?
Taihoku is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Taihoku?
Taihoku is pronounced /taɪˈhəʊku/.

Words near Taihoku in the dictionary

  1. taigs
  2. Taigu
  3. Taih
  4. Taihape
  5. taihoa
  6. Taihoku
  7. Taihu
  8. Taihu Lake
  9. Taijhong
  10. taiji
  11. taijin kyofusho

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