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Taipei
- /taɪˈpeɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
19th c., from Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 臺北／台北 (Tʻai²-pei³, literally “Taiwan north”), composed of 臺／台 (tái) (short for Taiwan) and 北 (běi, “north”).
proper noun Tʻai-pei · Taibei · Taipeh
- The capital city of and a special municipality of Taiwan, located in the northern part of the island of Taiwan. In 1885 Governor LIU determined to reconstruct Taipei and make it the temporary capital until, the railway having on its way to Taiwan reached the old town of Changhua, in about the middle of Formosa, he should build a city near that place and make it, under the name of Taiwan, the capital of the pr
- A former county of Taiwan, which became New Taipei City. A century ago, the cities of Taipei County were rustic faming societies made up of mostly aboriginal tribes. After the Nationalists retreated to Taiwan in 1949 the area met with a vast influx of Chinese immigrants, and during the 1950s and 1960s small manufacturing facilities began appearing. Taipei
- The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). In the Shanghai Communiqué of 1972, we recognized the fact that both Beijing and Taipei viewed Taiwan as part of China but unequivocally expressed our support for a peaceful settlement of the unification issue. While we should not alter the fundamental pillars of our policy, we should consider certa
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tianjin, haikou, beijing, guangzhou, hangzhou, chengdu, harbin, nanning, chongqing, wuhan, lhasa, taiwan, singapore, tibet, karachi, taiwanese
Translations
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name the capital city of and a special municipality of Taiwan
| Español | Taipéi |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 타이베이 Taibei, 대북 Daebuk |
| 日本語 | 台北, タイベイ Taibei |
| 中文 | 臺北 /台北 Táiběi |
| हिन्दी | ताइपेइ tāipei |
| Português | Taipé, Taipei |
| Français | Taipei, Taïpeï, Taïpei |
| Deutsch | Taipeh |
| Italiano | Taipei |
| Ελληνικά | Ταϊπέι Taïpéi |
| Română | Taipei |
| Русский | Тайбэ́й Tajbɛ́j, Тайпэ́й Tajpɛ́j |
| Tiếng Việt | Đài Bắc |
| العربية | تَايْبِيه taybīh, تَايْبِيه tāybīh, tāybē, تَايْبِي taybī, تَايْبِي tāybī, tāybē, تَايْبَاي taybay |
| עברית | טַאיפֵּיי taypéy |
Talk about this word "Taipei." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taipei. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Taipei. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taipei "Taipei." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/taipei.Cite this
@misc{taipei_2026,
title = {Taipei},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taipei},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
