Meinung

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A form of Meinong — A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

OriginMandarin 美濃 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Meinong.

    The Meinung River—a major river flowing through the Meinung District of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan—is a case in point.

    2022, Kuei-Hsien Liao, Tsz Yan Lee, “A classic case of the struggle to control a river”, in The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Cities and Landscapes in the Pacific Rim, →ISBN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 May 2022
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    Although the epicenter was located in Kaohsiung’s Meinung Township, the city of Tainan was hit hardest, with at least 116 deaths and the collapse or severe damage of multiple buildings.

    2016 February 14, “Week in Review”, in Radio Taiwan International, archived from the original on 18 Oct 2022

    A magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Kaohsiung’s Jiasian District (甲仙) on March 4, 2010, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Pingtung County’s Wutai Township (霧台) on Feb. 26, 2012, and a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in Kaohsiung’s Meinung District (美濃) on Feb. 6, 2016, all happened in the same season, Hsu said.

    2021 April 25, Yang Yuan-ting, “Study finds link between rain, quakes”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2021, Front Page, page 1

    Meanwhile, the Community Building Award was won by Kaohsiung’s Meinung People’s Association for its efforts to promote community outreach and neighborhood care.

    2025 August 1, “2025 Presidential Culture Awards winners announced”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2025, Taiwan News, page 2

Origin

  1. Mandarin美濃
  2. EnglishMeinung

Borrowed from Mandarin 美濃 (Měinóng) Wade–Giles romanization: Mei³-nung².

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APA

Meinung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meinung

MLA

“Meinung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meinung. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Meinung,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meinung.

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