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Taiwan in British English
(ˈtaɪˈwɑːn)
noun
an island in E Asia between the East China Sea and the South China Sea, off the SE coast of the People's Republic of China: the principal territory of the Republic of China; claimed by the People's Republic of China since its political separation from mainland China in the late 1940s. Pop: 23 626 456 (2017 est)
Former name: FormosaTaiwan in American English
(ˈtaɪˈwɑn)
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 othersmall 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
Derived forms
Taiwanese (ˌtaɪwənˈiz; ˌtaɪwənˈis) adjective, nounWord forms: plural Taiwanˈese
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British English: Taiwan /ˈtaɪˈwɑːn/ NOUN
Taiwan is an island in south-east Asia between the East China Sea and the South China Sea, off the south-east coast of the People's Republic of China.
- American English: Taiwan
- Arabic: تايوان
- Brazilian Portuguese: Taiwan
- Chinese: 台湾
- Croatian: Tajvan
- Czech: Tchaj-wan
- Danish: Taiwan
- Dutch: Taiwan
- European Spanish: Taiwán
- Finnish: Taiwan
- French: Taiwan
- German: Taiwan
- Greek: Ταϊβάν
- Italian: Taiwan
- Japanese: 台湾
- Korean: 타이완
- Norwegian: Taiwan
- Polish: Tajwan
- European Portuguese: Taiwan
- Romanian: Taiwan
- Russian: Тайвань
- Latin American Spanish: Taiwán
- Swedish: Taiwan
- Thai: ประเทศไต้หวัน
- Turkish: Tayvan
- Ukrainian: Тайвань
- Vietnamese: Đài Loan