noun

• A country in East Asia. Official name: Republic of China. Capital: Taipei.
• A large island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea, also known as Formosa.
• An administrative division centered on the island of Taiwan including nearby islands.
• (historical) An administrative division of the Qing (Ching) dynasty (Manchu).
• (historical) A prefecture of Fujian.
• (historical) A province.
• (historical) A colony of Japan.
• A nominal province of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (later excluding six special municipalities originally part of the province).
• A claimed province of the People's Republic of China (mainland China).
• (historical) Synonym of Tainan (major city in southern Taiwan; former capital city).
• (astronomy) 2169 Taiwan, a main belt asteroid.