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taiwan

2 entries found.

  1. Taiwan
  2. Taiwan Strait

Main Entry:
Tai·wan Listen to the pronunciation of Taiwan
Pronunciation:
\ˈtī-ˈwän\
Variant(s):
or For·mo·sa Listen to the pronunciation of Formosa \fȯr-ˈmō-sə, fər-, -zə\
Function:
geographical name
island China off SE coast E of Fujian; belonged to Japan 1895–1945; since 1949 seat of (Nationalist) Republic of China (∗ Taibei) area 13,807 square miles (35,760 square kilometers), population 22,300,929
— Tai·wan·ese Listen to the pronunciation of Taiwanese \ˌtī-wə-ˈnēz, -ˈnēs\ adjective or noun
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