QUEMOY

Meaning of QUEMOY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ki-ˈmȯi, kwi-; ˈkwē-ˌ ]

geographical name

or Chinese Jin·men ˈjin-ˈmən

island SE China in Taiwan Strait 15 miles (24 kilometers ) E of Xiamen; garrisoned by Taiwan since 1950 population 60,544

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

QUEMOY — or Chinese Jinmen geographical name island SE China in Taiwan Strait 15 miles (24 kilometers ) E of Xiamen; garrisoned …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUEMOY — /ki moy"/ , n. an island off the SE coast of China, in the Taiwan Strait: controlled by Taiwan. 61,305; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUEMOY — Quemoy BrE AmE kɪ ˈmɔɪ ke- —Chinese Jīnmén [ 1 tɕɪn 2 mən ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUEMOY — Pronunciation: ki- ' mo ̇ i, kwi-; ' kw ē - ˌ Variant: or Chinese Jin · men \ ' …
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QUEMOY ISLAND — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Chin-men Tao, Kinmen Tao, or (Pinyin) Jinmen Dao, island under Nationalist Chinese (Taiwanese) jurisdiction in the Taiwan Strait …
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JINMEN — geographical name see: Quemoy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAIWAN — formerly Formosa Island, off southeastern China, and principal component of the Republic of China (which also includes Matsu and Quemoy …
Английский словарь Британика
MATSU — /mat sooh", mat"sooh/ ; Chin. /mah"dzooh/ , n. Wade-Giles. an island off the SE coast of China, in the East …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KINMEN — Chin. /kin"mun"/ , n. Older Spelling. Quemoy.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JINMEN — Chin. /jin"muen"/ , n. Pinyin. Quemoy.
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CHINMEN — Chin. /chin"mun"/ , n. Wade-Giles. Quemoy.
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JINMEN — — see Quemoy
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Britannica English vocabulary
STATISTICS: TAIWAN
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MATSU ISLAND — Wade-Giles romanization Ma-tsu Tao, Pinyin Mazu Dao, also called Nankan, small island under Nationalist Chinese jurisdiction in the East China …
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CHENG CH'ENG-KUNG — born Aug. 28, 1624, Hirado, Japan died June 23, 1662, Taiwan Pinyin Zheng Chenggong, Western name Koxinga, or Coxinga pirate …
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AMOY — Wade-Giles romanization Hsia-men, Pinyin Xiamen, city and port on the coast of southern Fukien sheng (province), China. Amoy is situated …
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TAIWAN — n. formerly Formosa Island, off southeastern China, and principal component of the Republic of China (which also includes Matsu and …
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