Shiodome

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English[edit]

Map including Shiodome (1944)

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 汐止(しおどめ) (shiodome).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Shiodome

  1. (historical, in reference to Japanese Taiwan) Synonym of Xizhi: the Japanese-derived name
    • 1938, Hideo Naito, Taiwan: A Unique Colonial Record 1937-38‎[2], 国際日本協会 [Kokusai Nippon Kyokai], →OCLC, page 30:
      On June 10, the Prince left for Taihoku, leading the entire strength in his command, and arrived at Shiodome after dark, where he passed the night.
    • 1944 November 1, Civil Affairs Handbook: Taiwan (Formosa), Taihoku Province‎[3], Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, →OCLC, page 181, column 1:
      Principal communities: Approximately 30 per cent of the population of the gai is in Shiodome, which is the most populous town between Keelung and Taihoku City.
    • 1950 March 27, “Iron and Steel”, in Foreign Commerce Weekly‎[4], volume XXXVIII, number 13, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 30, column 2:
      Inferior coke is available in Taiwan at Choso-kei, Shiodome, and Itahashi.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Shiodome.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Shihchih”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1752, column 2
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