Taizhou

Tai·zhou
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/taɪˈd͡ʒoʊ/

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Zhejiang, in eastern China.

UncommonScrabble 19

Meanings

Taizhou1

proper noun

alternative Taichow · alternative T'ai-chou

  1. A prefecture-level city of Zhejiang, in eastern China.
    2 more examples

    Another kind mentioned in the Pêntsao is 天竺桂 (T‘ien-chu-kuei). Porter Smith, on the supposition that the first two characters meant India, identified this with Cinnamomum tamala. But Li Shih-chen says that it is so named from a place called T‘ien-chu, in the prefecture of Taichou, Chekiang, where it grows plentifully. It is a large tree, bearing abundant flowers and a fruit the size of a lotus nut.

    [1911, “Vegetable Kingdom”, in Chinese Materia Medica, →OCLC, page 109

    On Friday, congregants at the Wenling Church in the city of Taizhou faced off with as many as 4,000 police officers but failed to prevent the removal of two crosses from atop their building.[…] One of the two crosses that were removed on Friday from the Wenling Church in Taizhou in Zhejiang Province, China.[…] At the Wenling Church in Taizhou, congregants said hundreds of Christians sang hymns at daybreak on Friday as the riot police surrounded the church, which is anchored by a distinctive clock tower capped by a bright red cross.

    2014 July 28, Andrew Jacobs, “China Removes Crosses From Two More Churches in Crackdown”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2014, Asia Pacific

Taizhou2

proper noun

alternative Taichow · alternative T'ai-chou

  1. A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China.

    In eastern Jiangsu province anxious investors gathered on Wednesday morning outside company offices in Taizhou city, while similar protests have been reported in Anhui and unpaid workers have demanded their wages in Ezhou city, Hubei.

    2021 September 15, “China's embattled Evergrande tries to pay bills with parking spots”, in France 24, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2021

Origin

Taizhou · proper noun

  1. Mandarin台州
  2. EnglishTaizhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 台州 (Tāizhōu).

Full word history & related roots →

Taizhou · proper noun

  1. Mandarin泰州
  2. EnglishTaizhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 泰州 (Tàizhōu).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 台州, 泰州
  • 台州city in Zhejiang
  • 泰州 (taai³ zau¹)city in Jiangsu
Chinese Mandarin 台州, 泰州
  • 台州 (Tāizhōu)city in Zhejiang
  • 泰州 (Tàizhōu)city in Jiangsu
Hungarian Tajcsou, Tajcsou
  • Tajcsoucity in Zhejiang
  • Tajcsoucity in Jiangsu
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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