Tai·wan (t  wän) Formerly For·mo·sa (fôr-m s ) An island off the southeast coast of China, the seat of the Republic of China since 1949. Settled by the Chinese in the seventh century, it was explored by the Portuguese in 1590 and held by the Dutch in the mid-1600s before being seized by Qing dynasty Chinese in 1683. Taiwan was ceded to Japan in 1895 and regained by China after World War II (1945). Taiwan broke off from mainland China in 1949 when the Nationalists under Chiang Kai-Shek fled from Mao Zedong's forces and established their government on the island. Taipei is the capital and the largest city. Population: 22,900,000. |   |
Taiwan [ˈtaɪˈwɑːn]
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(Placename) an island in SE 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. Pop.: 22 340 000 (2001 est.) Former name Formosa
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| Noun | 1. |  Taiwan - a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao ZedongTaichung - a city in Taiwan South China Sea - a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons Chinese - a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China Taiwanese - a native or inhabitant of Taiwan |
| 2. |  Taiwan - an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China SeaSouth China Sea - a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons |
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