Matsu
Proper noun
Meaning
An island group in the East China Sea; synonymous with Lienchiang County, Taiwan (ROC). [from mid 20th c.]
Synonym: Lienchiang
An island in Lienchiang, Taiwan, also known as Nangan. [from late 19th c.]
Synonyms: Nangan, Nankan
A strait between Beigan and Nangan in Lienchiang County, Taiwan (ROC).
Matsu
Alternative form of Mazu (goddess).
Anagrams
Examples
In the 1950s the US nearly went to war with China over the off-shore islands of Qemoy and Matsu, owned by Taiwan.
The islands of Kinmen and Matsu near the coast of Fujian across the Taiwan Strait have a total area of convert;sfn the Pratas and Taiping islets in the South China Sea are also administered by Taiwan but are not part of the Taiwanese archipelago.
There were localized flare-ups when the Red Army began shelling the islands of Quemoy and Matsu in September 1954.
Secretary of State Dulles' brinksmanship on behalf of Chiang twice led the U.S. to the brink of nuclear war with China on his behalf in 1955 and 1958 over Matsu and Qemoy, two small islands off the coast of China.
Taipei, April 19 (CNA) Foreign students who are learning Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan found the annual Dajia Matsu pilgrimage to be a special and helpful experience as they joined the ranks of hundreds of thousands of local pilgrims earlier this month.