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

Hegseth only discussed Taiwan once on Saturday, when a delegate asked whether U.S. military operations against Iran would affect Washington’s arms sales to Taipei.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The Taipei food stand of the friendly Jing-nan draws a steady flow of tourists, campaigning politicians, nightlife denizens—and an alarming amount of dangerous intrigue.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Taipei capitalised on the tech rally, climbing around 1.6 percent with Bangkok, Sydney and Wellington also up.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Meanwhile, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Taipei over the weekend ahead of Nvidia GTC and Computex 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Upon landing in Taipei, the microbe attaches itself to an impoverished octogenarian who lives in an overpopulated 1 room apartment over a fish store.

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