Tainan
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Tainan
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From Mandarin 臺南／台南 (Táinán), meaning "South Taiwan". Officially named ca. 1885 with the creation of Tainan Prefecture.
proper noun T'ai-nan
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A major city in southern Taiwan, dating to the 16th century
Camphora officinarum, Nees. The aggregate exports of camphor from China have increased considerably of late years. They were 22,231 cwt. in 1892, and 40,763 cwt. in 1893. The island of Formosa yields the principal quantities, the yearly output being now as much as 41,650 cwt., shipped from the ports
Similar: Fort Orange, Fort Zeelandia, Fort Provintia, Tainan City, Taiwan, T'ai-wan, Phoenix City
- A former county of Taiwan. Chungshe is one of eleven villages in Liuchia township, Tainan county (see Maps 2 and 3). It lies about 30 kilometers northeast of Tainan city.
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Talk about this word "Tainan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tainan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Tainan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tainan "Tainan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tainan.Cite this
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title = {Tainan},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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