Proper noun
A country in East Asia. Official name: Republic of China. Capital: Taipei. [from 20th c.]
Synonyms: Chinese Taipei; Republic of China; ROC; Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu
A large island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea, also known as Formosa.
Synonym: Formosa
An administrative division centered on the island of Taiwan including nearby islands.
Synonym: Formosa
(historical) An administrative division of the Qing (Ching) dynasty (Manchu).
(historical) A prefecture of Fujian.
(historical) A province. [from late 19th c.]
(historical) A colony of Japan. [from late 19th c.]
A nominal province of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (later excluding six special municipalities originally part of the province). [from 20th c.]
A claimed province of the People's Republic of China (mainland China). [from mid 20th c.]
(historical) Synonym of Tainan (major city in southern Taiwan; former capital city).
(astronomy) 2169 Taiwan, a main belt asteroid. [from mid 20th c.]
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA 2018 gathering in Taiwan for practitioners of Falun Gong, which backs The Epoch Times. Source: Internet
A 2008 white paper by the Department of Industrial Technology states that "Taiwan should seek to maintain stable relation with China while continuing to protect national security, and avoiding excessive 'Sinicization' of Taiwanese economy." Source: Internet
1990 saw the arrival of the Wild Lily student movement on behalf of full democracy for Taiwan. Source: Internet
According to a poll conducted in January 2020 by Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI), there were more respondents in Hong Kong favoring Taiwan independence than those who opposed the idea, for the first time in the survey’s history. Source: Internet
According to a 2011 report from Chosun Ilbo, South Korea's total fertility rate (1.23 children born per woman) is higher than those of Taiwan (1.15) and Japan (1.21). Source: Internet
Access In Taiwan most middle and upper-class people have access to the Pap test and can choose to have one done annually. Source: Internet