Taipei

American  

[tahy-pey, tahy-bey] / ˈtaɪˈpeɪ, ˈtaɪˈbeɪ /

Pinyin, Taibei

noun

Wade-Giles.

1. a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.

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Taipei British  

/ ˈtaɪˈpeɪ /

noun

1. the capital of Taiwan (the Republic of China), at the N tip of the island: became capital in 1885; industrial centre; two universities. Pop: 2 473 000 (2005 est)

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Taipei Cultural  

1. Capital of Taiwan and largest city in the country, located in northern Taiwan.

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In 1949, Taipei became the headquarters of Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Nationalists, who had been forced to flee mainland China.

Example Sentences

Sydney also finished higher but the Lunar New Year holiday period meant that trading floors were shut in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul and Taipei.

From Barron's

The warning rippled through markets in an otherwise quiet start to the week, as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul and Singapore remained closed for the extended Lunar New Year holiday.

From Barron's

The holiday period meant that trading floors were closed in Shanghai, Seoul and Taipei.

From Barron's

Asia fared marginally better, with Hong Kong, Sydney, Seoul, Taipei and Manila up, while Shanghai, Singapore and Wellington were down.

From Barron's

Mr. Cheng oversees a team of more than two dozen correspondents and researchers in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore and New York with responsibility for the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal