Penghu

Proper noun

Meaning

An insular county of Taiwan.

Short for Penghu Island, the largest of the Pescadores, an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait, part of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

Short for Penghu Islands, the Pescadores collectively.

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Examples

The stone adzes were mass-produced on Penghu and nearby islands, from the volcanic rock found there. Source: Internet

Northern Taiwan and the Penghu Islands were the scene of subsidiary campaigns in the Sino-French War (August 1884 to April 1885). Source: Internet

This year, the drills are instead being run toward the Penghu archipelago, historically a stepping-stone toward Taiwan during times of war. Source: Internet

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