TAIWAN

n. island of southeast Asia off the the southeastern coast of China; formerly Formosa

This article is about the island of Taiwan. For the state that administers Taiwan, see Republic of China. For other uses, see Taiwan (disambiguation). Taiwan (; Taiwanese: Tâi-oân) is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the territories administered by the Republic of China (ROC) and to ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Lanyu (Orchid Island) and Green Island in the Pacific off the Taiwan coast, the Pescadores in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands off the coast of mainland Fujian. The island groups of Taiwan and Penghu (except the municipalities of Taipei and Kaohsiung) are officially administered as Taiwan Province of the Republic of China.
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Noun
1. 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
(synonym) China, Nationalist China, Republic of China
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) South China Sea
(member-meronym) Chinese
(part-meronym) Taipei, Taipeh, capital of Taiwan
2. an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea
(synonym) Formosa
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) South China Sea

n. Taiwan, island facing the southeast shore of China

n. Taiwan, island of southeast Asia off the coast of China

n. Taiwan, island of southeast Asia off the coast of China; formerly Formosa