Taiwan
geographical name
Tai·wan ˈtī-ˈwän 
variants or Formosa
fȯr-ˈmō-sə
fər-,
-zə
island in the Pacific off the southeast coast east of Fujian, China area 13,892 square miles (35,980 square kilometers), population 23,340,000
Note: Taiwan belonged to Japan from 1895 to 1945. Since 1949 it has been the seat of the Republic of China, with Taibei as its capital.
Taiwanese
ˌtī-wə-ˈnēz
adjective or noun -ˈnēs