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Tai·pei also Tai·peh  (tp, -b)

The capital and largest city of Taiwan, in the northern part of the country. Founded in the 18th century, it was ruled by the Japanese from 1895 to 1945 and later became the headquarters of Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese Nationalists when they fled mainland China (1949). Population: 2,630,000.

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Taipei, T'ai-pei [ˈtaɪˈpeɪ]

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(Placename) the capital of the Republic of China (Taiwan), at the N tip of the island: became capital in 1885; industrial centre; two universities. Pop.: 2 641 312 (2000 est.)

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Taipei - the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan capital of Taiwan, Taipeh Nationalist China, Republic of China, Taiwan, China - a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong