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Keelung

British  
/ ˈkiːˈlʊŋ /

noun

  1. another name for Chilung

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She had come for the celebration by train from Keelung, a port city an hour north.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

The man was detained after investigators raided his home and workplace on July 24, the Keelung District Prosecutors Office said in a statement without mentioning Nvidia.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

A tiny new species of sea slug, smaller than a grain of rice, has been discovered off the coast of Keelung in northern Taiwan.

From Science Daily May 27, 2026

One passed near the southern city of Pingtung, while the others flew just north of the port of Keelung, where Taiwan has an important naval base.

From Seattle Times Jan. 21, 2024

He was one of the numerous grandchildren of the imperial house of Keelung, but without any expectation of filling the throne, as both his mother and paternal grandmother were inferior members of the imperial harem.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 Volume 17, New Series, April 17, 1852 by Robert Chambers

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