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Meaning of TAIWAN
Pronunciation:
'tI'wân
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
an
island
in
southeastern
Asia
100
miles
off
the
coast
of
mainland
China
in
the
South
China
Sea
[n]
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
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Synonyms:
China
,
Formosa
,
Nationalist China
,
Republic of China
See Also:
capital of Taiwan
,
Chinese
,
island
,
South China Sea
,
Taichung
,
Taipei
,
Taiwanese
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