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Taipei

tai·pei

UK/taɪˈpeɪ/ US/ˈtaɪˌpeɪ/ uncommon

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Origin

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”).

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