taiwan

IPA: tˈaɪwˈɑn

Root Word: Taiwan

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.

Examples of "taiwan" in Sentences

I pray to God, that it opens on time in taiwan!!! papasanchez
I’m happy to count “william in taiwan” among my online friends.
Meanwhile countries such as taiwan and south-Korea, which used to be swamps, are hi-tech superpowers.
Yes | No | Report from J4huntfish wrote 3 days 18 hours ago the kabar stacked hunters knives are made in taiwan
My heart and prayers goout to those affected by this disater as it does here in taiwan, morning after Typhoon Talim.
I believe strongly that the ppl of taiwan needs to help themselves at this time when its government is openly selling its country out, the real ppl of taiwan, that is the ppl who truely loves taiwan needs to stand up and protect their land before it's too late.