formosa

IPA: fɔrmˈoʊsʌ

Root Word: Formosa

noun

  • The island of Taiwan.
  • An insular province of China.
  • (historical) A province of the Qing (Ching) dynasty (Manchu).
  • A province of the Republic of China.
  • A claimed province of the People's Republic of China (mainland China).
  • A province in northern Argentina.
  • A city in Argentina, capital of Formosa Province.
  • A surname from Maltese.
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Examples of "formosa" in Sentences

  • He worked as a lawyer in Formosa.
  • Formosa is not a name of a country.
  • They happen to control the island of Formosa.
  • At the time, though, he was in fact free in Formosa.
  • The fate of formosa is cemented in this treaty in 1952.
  • Formosa lies to the northwest, and Neustadt to the east.
  • Provide a reference that Spain controlled half of Formosa.
  • In 1958 it was dismembered from the municipality of Formosa.
  • Nimitz favored blockading the Philippines and landing on Formosa.
  • Cession of Taiwan to Japan and proclamation of Republic of Formosa.

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