English > Taiwan: 2 senses > noun 1, location| Meaning | 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, Nationalist China, Republic of China |
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| Instance of | island | A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water |
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| Members | Chinese | A native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China |
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| Taiwanese | A native or inhabitant of Taiwan |
| Part of | South China Sea | A tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons |
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| Parts | Taichung | A city in Taiwan |
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| Taipei, Taipeh, capital of Taiwan | The capital of Nationalist China |
| Spanish | China, China Nacionalista, Formosa, República de China, Taiwan, Taiwán |
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| Catalan | Formosa, Taiwan |
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| Adjectives | Taiwanese | of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language |
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