no stranger to ...

[Saki6]

Does this sentence mean that the city has never been battered by typhoons?

 

[Rover_KE]

No - the opposite.

 

[emsr2d2]

No, it means the opposite. If you are "no stranger" to something, it means you are very familiar with it. The coastal city is very accustomed to being battered by typhoons.

(Cross-posted with Rover)

 

[Tdol]

It means they are familiar with typhoons.