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Definition of Taipans
1. taipan [n] - See also: taipan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taipans
Literary usage of Taipans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Recollections of Life in the Far East by William Shepard Wetmore (1894)
"Most of the firms had commodious and well furnished houses there, always in
readiness for the reception of guests, as well as for taipans and clerks, ..."
2. Journal of the American Asiatic Association by American Asiatic Association (1916)
"The Chamber of Commerce school also lays emphasis upon instruction in Chinese
etiquette, and one now finds the "taipans"— the managers—of the old school ..."
3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1900)
"... aye, and pompous ¡lting taipans too — for the confidential servant of high-placed
foreigners is a power in the land—such of his friends, I say, ..."
4. The Chinese by John Stuart Thomson (1909)
"On D'Aguilar, Wyndham, Wanchai, Caine, Connaught, and a dozen other roads, when
the last chairs of the white gentlemen-taipans are being borne by to their ..."
5. The Chinese by John Stuart Thomson (1909)
"... white gentlemen-taipans are being borne by to their handsome residences on
the Peak, the first of the great class of the Unroofed follow along slowly to ..."
6. China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and Manufacturers by Henry Charles Sirr (1849)
"On humble examination, it appears that the commerce of the English barbarians
has been managed by the Hong merchants and taipans ..."
7. A History of China: Being the Historical Chapters from "The Middle Kingdom" by Samuel Wells Williams, Frederick Wells Williams (1897)
"... managed by tin- hong merchants and taipans; there has never been a barbarian
eye to form a precedent. Now it is suddenly desired to appoint an officer, ..."
8. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"One dose extracted from the most venomous will kill 250000 mice—but one must
watch out as well for taipans, tigers, death adders, and a handful of others ..."
9. Recollections of Life in the Far East by William Shepard Wetmore (1894)
"Most of the firms had commodious and well furnished houses there, always in
readiness for the reception of guests, as well as for taipans and clerks, ..."
10. Journal of the American Asiatic Association by American Asiatic Association (1916)
"The Chamber of Commerce school also lays emphasis upon instruction in Chinese
etiquette, and one now finds the "taipans"— the managers—of the old school ..."
11. The English Illustrated Magazine (1900)
"... aye, and pompous ¡lting taipans too — for the confidential servant of high-placed
foreigners is a power in the land—such of his friends, I say, ..."
12. The Chinese by John Stuart Thomson (1909)
"On D'Aguilar, Wyndham, Wanchai, Caine, Connaught, and a dozen other roads, when
the last chairs of the white gentlemen-taipans are being borne by to their ..."
13. The Chinese by John Stuart Thomson (1909)
"... white gentlemen-taipans are being borne by to their handsome residences on
the Peak, the first of the great class of the Unroofed follow along slowly to ..."
14. China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and Manufacturers by Henry Charles Sirr (1849)
"On humble examination, it appears that the commerce of the English barbarians
has been managed by the Hong merchants and taipans ..."
15. A History of China: Being the Historical Chapters from "The Middle Kingdom" by Samuel Wells Williams, Frederick Wells Williams (1897)
"... managed by tin- hong merchants and taipans; there has never been a barbarian
eye to form a precedent. Now it is suddenly desired to appoint an officer, ..."
16. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"One dose extracted from the most venomous will kill 250000 mice—but one must
watch out as well for taipans, tigers, death adders, and a handful of others ..."
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