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Chinese Taipei

  • /ˈt͡ʃaɪ.niːz.taɪˌpeɪ/

Where it comes from

1970s, Chinese + Taipei. From being a Chinese state (an open-ended reference either to the territory being actually occupied by the Republic of China (Taiwan), being claimed by the People's Republic of China (mainland China), both, or similar) whose capital is Taipei (derived from Wade–Giles).

proper noun

  1. A name under which the Republic of China (Taiwan) participates in international organisations. The Republic of China Olympic Committee (ROCOC) Sept. 8 rejected the recommendation of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee that the ROCOC be re-named the “Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee,” with the condition that it adopts an anthem and flag which are different from those of

    Similar: TPE

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name a name under which Taiwan participates in international organisations

EspañolChina Taipéi
한국어차이니스 타이베이 Chainiseu Taibei, 중화 타이베이 Junghwa Taibei, 중화대북 junghwadaebuk
日本語チャイニーズタイペイ Chainīzu Taipei, 中華台北 Chūka Taipei
中文中華臺北 /中华台北 or 中華台北 Zhōnghuá Táiběi
हिन्दीचीनी ताइपे cīnī tāipe
PortuguêsTaipé Chinesa
FrançaisTaipei chinois
DeutschChinesisch Taipeh, Chinesisches Taipei
ItalianoTaipei Cinese
ΕλληνικάΚινεζική Ταϊπέι Kinezikí Taïpéi
RomânăTaipeiul Chinez
РусскийКита́йский Тайбэ́й Kitájskij Tajbɛ́j
Tiếng ViệtTrung Hoa Đài Bắc, Đài Bắc Trung Hoa
العربيةتَايْبِيه الصِّينِيَّة taybīh aṣ-ṣīniyya
עבריתטאיפיי הסינית taypey hasinit

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@misc{chinese_taipei_2026,
  title = {Chinese Taipei},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chinese%20taipei},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}