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taiwan

Tai·wan
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tahy-wahn]
    • /ˈtaɪˈwɑn/
    • /taɪˈwɑːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahy-wahn]
    • /ˈtaɪˈwɑn/

Definitions of taiwan word

  • noun taiwan a Chinese island separated from the SE coast of China by Taiwan Strait: a possession of Japan 1895–1945; restored to China 1945; seat of the Republic of China since 1949. Capital: Taipei. 1
  • noun taiwan island in south east Asia 1
  • noun taiwan 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; claimed by the People's Republic of China since its political separation from mainland China in the late 1940s. Pop: 23 299 716 (2013 est) 0
  • noun taiwan island of China, off the SE coast: a Japanese territory (1895-1945) 0
  • noun taiwan 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 0
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taiwan popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • taiwanese

    of or relating to Taiwan or its people.

  • penghu

    a group of small islands off the coast of SE China, in the Taiwan Strait: controlled by Taiwan. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).

  • quemoy

    an island off the SE coast of China, in the Taiwan Strait: controlled by Taiwan. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).

  • taiwan strait

    strait between Taiwan & Fujian province, China, joining the East & South China seas: c. 100 mi (161 km) wide

  • amoy

    a port in SE China, in Fujian province on Amoy Island, at the mouth of the Jiulong River opposite Taiwan: one of the first treaty ports opened to European trade (1842). Pop: 746 000 (2005 est)

  • austronesian

    of or relating to Austronesia, its peoples, or their languages
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