taiwan
IPA: tˈaɪwˈɑn
Root Word: Taiwan
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.
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Examples of "taiwan" in Sentences
- I am a staunch supporter of Taiwan.
- The specter of drought continued in Taiwan.
- The drama aired in Taiwan is revealing to girls.
- The Dispersal of the Formosan Aborigines in Taiwan.
- The prehistory of Taiwan includes the late Paleolithic era.
- Taiwan is oftentimes used as a term to mean the entirety of the ROC.
- I live in Taiwan, and believe the liberty, equality and humanitarianism.
- Lim was implicated in the largest bribery scandal in Taiwan at the time.
- The Formosan languages are the languages of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan.
- Darlie continues to be one of the best selling brands of toothpaste in Taiwan.
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