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Taipeh

Taipeh

6.1
A different spelling of Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan
  • proper noun
  • /taɪˈpeɪ/
  • Archaic
: Taipei
  • The Kiowa Taipeh Society, now called the Gourd Clan of Carnegie, performs its July Fourth dance 10 miles south of Carnegie at Chieftain Park.

Examples

  • Until recently, strict membership rules in the Kiowa Gourd Clan created stress among the different organizations, particularly since the Kiowa Taipeh Society was responsible for giving the Gourd Dance to other groups.

    Academic text (1994)

  • And I had I had to move everything from Taipei to back to my house in Taiyuan and move back to here.

Synonyms

Taipei
vsTaipeh
16 2.1

Capital city of Taiwan in the north of the island

is an alternate spelling of that city's name

Surface Forms

Taipeh main
Taipei main

Etymology

Taipeh is an older spelling of Taipei and comes from Chinese parts Tai meaning 'Taiwan' and bei meaning 'north'. So, the name literally means 'north of Taiwan', which helps you remember it is the capital city in the north of the island.