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Explore Tainan through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Tainan in a sentence

Tainan meaning

  1. A major city in southern Taiwan, dating to the 16th century
  2. A former county of Taiwan.

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Using Tainan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A major city in southern Taiwan, dating to the 16th century | A former county of Taiwan.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: tainan.
  • In the example corpus, tainan often appears in combinations such as: in tainan, of tainan, tainan hsinchu.

Context around Tainan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Tainan

  • In this selection, "tainan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, entered, taoyuan, anping, hsinchu, taiwan and driving stand out and add context to how "tainan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a local tainan resident was and attorney in tainan who convinced. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tainan" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tainan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

He’s from the ancient imperial capital of Tainan. (9 words)

English Presbyterian missionary James Laidlaw Maxwell established the first Presbyterian church in Tainan in 1865. (15 words)

In Tainan, indigenous people may sell their food at the Cha Ha Mu Aboriginal Park. (15 words)

For example, Tang Dezhang (湯德章), an attorney in Tainan who convinced the masses to disarm and at the same time gathered lumpenproletariat to ensure the people remain pacified, was immediately arrested and shot when the KMT entered Tainan. (38 words)

The four major league teams in Taiwan, namely the Rakuten Monkeys in Taoyuan, the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions in Tainan, the Fubon Guardians in New Taipei, and the Chinatrust Brothers in Taichung, have all taken stringent precautions. (38 words)

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan, Himax currently employs around 2,000 people from three Taiwan-based offices in Tainan, Hsinchu and Taipei and country offices in China, Korea, Japan, Israel, and the US. (36 words)

Example sentences (19)

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan, Himax currently employs around 2,000 people from three Taiwan-based offices in Tainan, Hsinchu and Taipei and country offices in China, Korea, Japan, Israel, and the US.

For example, Tang Dezhang (湯德章), an attorney in Tainan who convinced the masses to disarm and at the same time gathered lumpenproletariat to ensure the people remain pacified, was immediately arrested and shot when the KMT entered Tainan.

The dialogue was attended by OFWs from various parts of Taiwan, such as Taipei, Taichung, Taoyuan, Tainan, Hsinchu, Kaohsiung, and other.

He’s from the ancient imperial capital of Tainan.

In 2023, Torrance signed Friendship City agreements with Changhua and Tainan, in Taiwan, as well as Hwaseong, South Korea.

Servers carried in shrimp rice and the iconic Taiwanese beverage, sourced directly from two popular eateries in Tainan.

Local television showed one man from the outlying island of Tainan driving his boat 60 miles to his polling station.

The four major league teams in Taiwan, namely the Rakuten Monkeys in Taoyuan, the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions in Tainan, the Fubon Guardians in New Taipei, and the Chinatrust Brothers in Taichung, have all taken stringent precautions.

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A AH-64E Apache attack helicopter flies during a ceremony in an army airbone special force unit in Tainan, southern Taiwan on December 13, 2013.

It was the only high-rise in Tainan to crumble completely in the quake, which came two days before Lunar New Year, when many people were visiting relatives for the biggest celebration of the Chinese calendar.

Chen was reportedly shot in the stomach while campaigning in the city of Tainan on Friday, March 19, 2004, the day before polls opened on Saturday.

English Presbyterian missionary James Laidlaw Maxwell established the first Presbyterian church in Tainan in 1865.

In March 2005, Chen Yi-hsiung, a local Tainan resident, was the main suspect for the shooting but allegedly committed suicide 8 days after the election.

In Tainan, indigenous people may sell their food at the Cha Ha Mu Aboriginal Park.

Tainan, Kaohsiung and Taitung accents, on the other hand, are closest to the prestige accent.

Tankoia was located north of Ape's Hill and a few hours south from Tayouan (modern-day Anping, Tainan ) by sail. citation At the time, a wide shallow bay existed there, sufficient for small vessels.

The most notable areas are the southern suburbs of Taipei and the western stretch from Tainan to Lin Yuan, south of Kaohsiung.

The opposition also raised the fact that Chen had faked a food poisoning incident while running for Tainan County Commissioner in 1985.

This was accompanied by a modernization drive that included building China's first railroad.sfn Japanese rule main Japanese colonial soldiers march Taiwanese captured after the Tapani Incident from the Tainan jail to court, 1915.

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Common combinations with tainan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tainan" in a sentence?
An example: "Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan, Himax currently employs around 2,000 people from three Taiwan-based offices in Tainan, Hsinchu and Taipei and country offices in China, Korea, Japan, Israel, and the US." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tainan" from authentic English texts.
What does "tainan" mean?
Tainan means: A major city in southern Taiwan, dating to the 16th century
What is "tainan" in Dutch?
"tainan" translates to Dutch as: tainan.
How many example sentences with "tainan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "tainan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.