Keelung
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Keelung
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From the Postal Romanization of the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 雞籠 (Jīlóng), before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ].
proper noun Kelung · Kilung · Kiirun
- A city in north-eastern Taiwan. SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR THE HARBOR OF KEELUNG, ISLAND OF FORMOSA. . . . Keelung harbor, or Keelung-taw, head (or promontory) is situated near the northeastern point of the island of Formosa. . . . Making and keeping Keelung island well to the eastward, the entrance may be approached without fear, as
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Talk about this word "Keelung." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/keelung. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. Keelung. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/keelung "Keelung." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/keelung.Cite this
@misc{keelung_2026,
title = {Keelung},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keelung},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
