# Kinmen

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɪn(ˌ)mɛn/

## Definitions
1. A county of Taiwan.
2. An island of Kinmen County, Taiwan.

## Etymology
From the Nanking court dialect (later Postal Romanization) romanization of Mandarin 金門 (Jīnmén), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ], parallel with names for the four townships of Kinmen Island: Kincheng, Kinhu, Kinning, and Kinsha.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kinmen