Lungtan

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 龍潭 (Lóngtán) Wade–Giles romanization: Lung²-tʻan².

Proper noun

Lungtan

1. Alternative form of Longtan
   • 1979 August 26, “ROC-Singapore parachute contest thrills spectators”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly]‎^[1], volume XX, number 33, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 3:

     The four-day competition held at Lungtan, Taoyuan, attracted many people from all over Taiwan.

   • 2001, Epidemiology Bulletin‎^[2], volume 17, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 87:

     S. sonnei isolates collected from Pingchen city and Pateh city of Taoyuan county were of pattern 1; those from the primary schools, kindergartens and factories of Lungtan township, Taoyuan county, were of pattern II.

   • 2008 July 17, Rich Chang, “Two soldiers die as helicopter crashes into building”, in Taipei Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 August 2008, Front Page, page 1‎^[4]:

     An army press statement said the helicopter took off at 9:38am from its base in Lungtan to perform a routine training mission around the Lungtan and Pingchen Township (平鎮) area.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Lungtan.