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Taiwan

literally "platform bay" (perhaps with a sense of "port"), from Chinese tai "terrace, platform" + wan "bay." Related: Taiwanese.

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Formosa 
old name of Taiwan, given by the Portuguese, from Portuguese Formosa insula "beautiful island." The adjective is from the fem. of Latin formosus "beautiful, handsome, finely formed," from forma "form, shape" (see form (n.)). Related: Formosan (1640s).

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Definitions of Taiwan from WordNet

Taiwan (n.)
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 Zedong;
Synonyms: China / Nationalist China / Republic of China
Taiwan (n.)
an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea;
Synonyms: Formosa
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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