Taipa
/ˈtaɪ̯.pɐ/
Taipa proper noun: an island of Macau, linked to Coloane via Cotai and itself made up of two former islets, Taipa Grande and Taipa Pequena.
Proper noun
Taipa
- An island of Macau, linked to Coloane via Cotai and itself made up of two former islets, Taipa Grande and Taipa Pequena.
- Macao, at the mouth of the Canton river, contained, with the dependent islands of Taipa and Coloane, 74,568 Chinese, 3,106 native Portuguese, 615 Portuguese from the Continent and 177 from the islands, and 161 foreigners.1899, “Portugal”, in Appletons' Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1898 (Third Series), volume III (XXXVIII), New York: D. Appleton and Company, page 649, column 2
- Including two small islands—Taipa and Coloane—the whole colony totals only six square miles, but it supports some 300,000 people. About 99 percent are Chinese, many of them refugees.1953 May, George W. Long, “Macau, a Hole in the Bamboo Curtain”, in National Geographic Magazine, volume CIII, number 5, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 679, column 1
- Synonyms:
- Dangzai
Examples of Taipa in a sentence
- To the south of the main part of Macau, a bridge spanning a mile and a half of water leads to the island of Taipa, and a causeway connects Taipa to the other island, Coloane.1986 January 12, Rudy Maxa, “Magical Macau, Gateway to China”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Sep...
- The property is on Taipa, an island off the Macao peninsula, connected by a bridge.2010 April 27, Jeff Vandam, “House Hunting in ... China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2010...
- Taipa was once two islands that were slowly joined together by silt from the Pearl River.2017 May, Emily Matchar, Piera Chen, “Macau”, in Hong Kong (Lonely Planet), 17th edition, Lonely Planet Global Limited, →ISBN, →OCLC, page...
Synonyms of Taipa
Origin of Taipa
From Portuguese taipa, understood as a reference to mudflats.
Words formed from Taipa
Questions about Taipa
- What does Taipa mean?
- Taipa means an island of Macau, linked to Coloane via Cotai and itself made up of two former islets, Taipa Grande and Taipa Pequena.
- How do you use Taipa in a sentence?
- To the south of the main part of Macau, a bridge spanning a mile and a half of water leads to the island of Taipa, and a causeway connects Taipa to the other island, Coloane.
- What part of speech is Taipa?
- Taipa is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Taipa?
- Taipa is pronounced /ˈtaɪ̯.pɐ/.
Words near Taipa in the dictionary
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