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Meaning of "Kaohsiung" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KAOHSIUNG

Kaohsiung  [ˈkaʊˈʃjʊŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KAOHSIUNG

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Kaohsiung is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KAOHSIUNG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung City is one of the five special municipalities under the administration of the Republic of China. Located in southern-western Taiwan and facing the Taiwan Strait, it is by area the largest municipality, at 2,947.62 km2, and second most populous with a population of approximately 2.77 million. Since its start at 17th century, Kaohsiung has grown from a small trading village, into the political, economic, transportation, manufacturing, refining, shipbuilding, and industries centers of southern Taiwan. It is a global city with sufficiency as categorized by GaWC in 2012. The Kaohsiung International Airport serving the city is the third largest airport in Taiwan. The Port of Kaohsiung is the largest harbor in Taiwan, but not officially part of Kaohsiung City. The southern terminal of the Sun Yat-sen Freeway is in Kaohsiung. For north-south travel on railway, the city is served by the Taiwan Railway Administration stations of Western Line and Pingtung Line. The Taiwan High Speed Rail also provides fast and frequent railway connection to Taipei City. The Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit, the city's subway system, launched in early 2008.

Definition of Kaohsiung in the English dictionary

The definition of Kaohsiung in the dictionary is a port in SW Taiwan, on the South China Sea: the chief port of the island. Pop: 1 506 000 Japanese name: Takao.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KAOHSIUNG


Jung
jʊŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAOHSIUNG

Kansan
Kansas
Kansas City
Kansu
Kant
kantar
kantele
kantha
Kantian
Kantianism
kantikoy
Kantism
KANU
kanuka
kanzu
Kaolack

WORDS THAT END LIKE KAOHSIUNG

Bandar Lampung
Bandung
Belitung
bung
clung
dung
flung
hung
lung
mung
rung
sprung
strung
stung
sung
swung
Taichung
unsung
with young
young

Synonyms and antonyms of Kaohsiung in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kaohsiung» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KAOHSIUNG

Find out the translation of Kaohsiung to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Kaohsiung from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kaohsiung» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高雄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kaohsiung
570 millions of speakers

English

Kaohsiung
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काऊशुंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كاوشيونغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гаосюн
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kaohsiung
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেযাহ্স্ফুংগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kaohsiung
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaohsiung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaohsiung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高雄
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가오슝
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaohsiung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kaohsiung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தைப்பே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केशुंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaohsiung
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kaohsiung
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kaohsiung
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гаосюн
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kaohsiung
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kaohsiung
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Kaohsiung
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Kaohsiung
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Kaohsiung
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kaohsiung

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KAOHSIUNG»

The term «Kaohsiung» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.867 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KAOHSIUNG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Kaohsiung» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Kaohsiung» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kaohsiung

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAOHSIUNG»

Discover the use of Kaohsiung in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kaohsiung and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Taiwan
For free internet at Access Kaohsiung see below. INTERNET RESOURCES Kaohsiung City (www.kaohsiung.gov.tw) One of the best city tourism websites in Taiwan. MEDICAL SERVICES Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical  ...
Robert Kelly, Joshua Samuel Brown, 2010
2
Politics of Difference in Taiwan
was a project of a private company, not of a government agency, and the Kaohsiung RT Corporation was actually doing the Kaohsiung City government and Kaohsiung City a favour by devoting a large sum of money to public art, in spite of the ...
T.W. Ngo, Hong-zen Wang, 2011
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Issues in Discovery, Experimental, and Laboratory Medicine: ...
The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2012;28(8):435-41. Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting H.S. Chi, Dept. of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City, ...
‎2013
4
Taiwan: The Bradt Travel Guide
You're more likely to see banana groves than factory chimneys, and even the notoriously industrial city of Kaohsiung has turned itself into a pleasant place to stay and explore. Kaohsiung and Pingtung have plenty of living, breathing tradition, ...
Steven Crook, 2010
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The Silicon Dragon: High-tech Industry in Taiwan
8. Philips. Semiconductors. Kaohsiung. (PSK). Chia-wu. Lin. THE PAST AND PRESENT OF PSK For most Taiwanese people, the word 'Philips'stands for an internationally famous brand of light bulbs and home appliances. Many people also ...
Terence Tsai, Borshiuan Cheng, 2006
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Nurses' Work Environment and Job Satisfaction
1989 Position / Institution Deputy Director Department of Nursing Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Instructor College of Nursing Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Supervisor Department of  ...
Yao-Mei Chen, 2008
7
Revitalizing Keelung Harbor: A Study to Improve ...
Research Question 2: Current Projects to Maintain Kaohsiung Port's Competitiveness Currently, the most important project of Kaohsiung Port is implementing the "Southern Star" plan, which is to landfill the ocean nearby Kaohsiung City to ...
Jonathan Lin, 2008
8
The Rice Blast Disease: Proceedings of a Symposium
55, 366, 372 resistance of, 368 strains crossed with, 374 Kao-chio-liu-chou, 266 Kaohsiung 10, 350 Kaohsiung 18, 350 Kaohsiung 22: strains crossed with, 374 Kaohsiung 24 field tolerance of, 376 reactions to blast, 234 Kaohsiung 27: strains  ...
‎1965
9
The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947
BU 1974 Kaohsiung, Taiwan. APA 40 Custer Decomm 24 May 1946. Stricken 1946. 7 Kwajalein, Eniwetok, Saipan, Guam, Leyte, Lingayen, Okinawa. Later history: Merchant Mormacmar1948, renamed Santa Ana 1967. BU 1973 Kaohsiung ...
Paul Silverstone, 2012
10
Cerebral Vasospasm: New Strategies in Research and Treatment
... induce cerebrovascular inflammation later in the brain tissue [6]. Among the Correspondence: Aij-Lie Kwan, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, No. 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 807, ...
Talat Kiris, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAOHSIUNG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kaohsiung is used in the context of the following news items.
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Group seeks preservation of Kaohsiung rail station - Taipei Times
An organization on Friday petitioned authorities to preserve the site of the now disused Kaohsiung Harbor Train Station from two proposed ... «Taipei Times, Jul 15»
2
Compensation settled for 32 killed in Kaohsiung gas explosions …
Hsu Li-ming reports on compensation for victims of the gas explosions at a press conference in Kaohsiung, July 17. (Photo/CNA). The three ... «WantChinaTimes, Jul 15»
3
Philippines fight back in Kaohsiung Davis Cup tie - Taipei Times
113 Peng Hsien-yin 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/3) in a closely contested rubber at the Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts to cut the visitors' deficit to ... «Taipei Times, Jul 15»
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iPass hoping to raise spending ceiling of its stored-value card - The …
KAOHSIUNG--The iPass Corp. (一卡通票證公司), a competitor of EasyCard Corp. in Taiwan's stored-value card market, is hoping to follow ... «China Post, Jul 15»
5
Davis Cup Results - Times Union
Asia/Oceania Zone. Taiwan 2, Philippines 1. At Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts. Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Surface: Hard-Outdoor. Singles ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
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Feral iguanas culled in Kaoshiung|WCT - WantChinaTimes.com
Kaohsiung city has captured some 238 green iguanas so far this year, under a culling program that it began in 2013 to maintain ecological ... «WantChinaTimes, Jul 15»
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Cloud Gate Theatre to Hold Free Shows : Life & Culture : Yibada
... of the Kaohsiung Cultural Center in southern Taiwan on july 25, and at the Meiun athletics field in eastern Taiwan's Hualien County on Aug. «Yibada, Jul 15»
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Taipei has lowest gender ratio of Taiwanese cities, counties …
KAOHSIUNG CITY; Temperature:31-34°C; Rainfall rate :40% .... Hsinchu, Taichung, Kaohsiung and Chiayi, which account for about 55 percent ... «Focus Taiwan News Channel, Jul 15»
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Kaohsiung agrees to gas blast settlement
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Kaohsiung City Government and two companies involved in a series of gas explosions that killed 32 almost one year ago ... «China Post, Jul 15»
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Kaohsiung culls hundreds of 'foreign' green iguanas - Taipei Times
Kaohsiung has culled 238 green iguanas so far this year, under a program that it began in 2013 to maintain an ecological balance, a city official ... «Taipei Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Kaohsiung [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kaohsiung>. Apr 2024 ».
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