[tahy-pey; Chin. tahy-bey] 
| a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part. 2,100,000. |
| Tai·pei also Tai·peh (tī'pā', -bā') 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. |
Capital of Taiwan and largest city in the country, located in northern Taiwan.
Note: In 1949, Taipei became the headquarters of Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Nationalists, who had been forced to flee mainland China.
