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Variant of Taiwan

Taiwan Definition

Tai·wan (wän)

  1. island of China, off the SE coast: a Japanese territory (1895-1945)
  2. political unit consisting of this island, the Pescadores, Quemoy, Matsu, and other small island groups, governed as a separate country since 1949 and officially called the Republic of China: regarded as a province of China by the People's Republic of China: 13,970 sq mi (36,182 sq km); pop. 21,000,000; cap. Taipei

Related Forms:

  • Taiwanese Tai·wan·ese (tī′wən ēz, -ēs) adjective, noun pl. Taiwanese -·ese′

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