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Taku

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Taku¹

Where it comes from

From Tlingit Tʼaaḵu.

proper noun

  1. A river in Alaska and British Columbia.

Taku²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Mandarin 大沽 (Dàgū).

proper noun

  1. dated Dated form of Dagu The success with which Yeh had for years disregarded the Nanking Treaty in.the South, naturally encouraged the Mandarins in the North to signalize their disregard of the Tientsin Treaty by their action at Taku (June 25, 1859) which permanently injured British prestige in China.

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"Taku." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taku. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Taku. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taku

Chicago

"Taku." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/taku.

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@misc{taku_2026,
  title = {Taku},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taku},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}