Formosa

Speech parts

1. Formosa - Noun

2. Formosa - Proper noun

Meaning

an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Taiwanese Formosan Taiwan

Phrases with the word

Amandava formosa Cyprinella formosa Heterandria formosa channel of formosa amanita muscaria var. formosa Formosa firethorn

Examples

Another caveat was that there would be no Nationalist Chinese forces sent from Formosa to fight in South Korea. Source: Internet

Half of the group's B-17s were wiped out on 8 December 1941 when they were caught on the ground during refueling and rearming for a planned attack on Japanese airfields on Formosa. Source: Internet

He called it Formosa ("Beautiful"), but it quickly took on the name of its European discoverer. Source: Internet

Colonies and dependencies Japanese officers training Indonesian recruits Taiwan, then known as Formosa, was a Japanese dependency established in 1895. Source: Internet

For the next four years, the nationalists would be forced to retreat to the small island east of China, known as Taiwan (formerly known as Formosa), where they remain today. Source: Internet

He requested and secured from Congress their "Formosa Resolution" in January 1955, which gave Eisenhower unprecedented power in advance to use military force at any level of his choosing in defense of Formosa and the Pescadores. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

formol formonitrile formononetin Formosa firethorn Formosa Strait Formosa Straits