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Taiwu

Taiwu proper noun: a mountain in Jinhu, Kinmen County, Taiwan.

Proper noun (1)

Taiwu

  1. A mountain in Jinhu, Kinmen County, Taiwan.

Proper noun (2)

Taiwu

  1. A mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.
    • Rainfall totals in excess of 20 inches were measured in the mountains of Taiwan, while Taiwu Township in Pingtung County recorded just over 30 inches of rain.2016 September 14, Jane Onyanga-Omara, Doyle Rice, “Typhoon Meranti slams into China after battering Taiwan”, in USA Today, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2016, Weather
    • Pingtung, Taitung and Hualien counties all reported one-day rainfall totals over 19 inches. The mountainous Taiwu Township measured an incredible 31 inches.2016 September 14, Angela Fritz, “Typhoon Meranti blasted Taiwan, and now it’s headed to China”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2016

Origin of Taiwu

From Mandarin 太武.

From Mandarin 泰武 (Tàiwǔ).

Questions about Taiwu

What does Taiwu mean?
Taiwu means a mountain in Jinhu, Kinmen County, Taiwan.
What part of speech is Taiwu?
Taiwu is a proper noun.

Words near Taiwu in the dictionary

  1. Taiwanglish
  2. Taiwanization
  3. taiwanoside
  4. Taiwo
  5. Taiwos
  6. Taiwu
  7. Taixing
  8. Taixuanjing
  9. Taiya
  10. taiyaki
  11. taiyakis

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