Taiwan

Etymology
From the pinyin romanization of the pronunciation of, originally a transcription of a local group's endonym, possibly  from  + , used for a sandy peninsula in Anping District, Tainan. Earlier forms borrowed from other languages including 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. The name is sometimes folk etymologized as "terraced bay" or similar parsings of the Chinese characters.

Proper noun

 * 1)   of Fujian, China (Qing Empire) (1683–1885).
 * 2)   of China (Qing Empire) (1885–1895).
 * 3)   of Japan (1895–1945).
 * 4)  of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945).
 * 5)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * 1)   of Fujian, China (Qing Empire) (1683–1885).
 * 2)   of China (Qing Empire) (1885–1895).
 * 3)   of Japan (1895–1945).
 * 4)  of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945).
 * 5)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * 1)   of Fujian, China (Qing Empire) (1683–1885).
 * 2)   of China (Qing Empire) (1885–1895).
 * 3)   of Japan (1895–1945).
 * 4)  of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945).
 * 5)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * 1)   of China (Qing Empire) (1885–1895).
 * 2)   of Japan (1895–1945).
 * 3)  of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945).
 * 4)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * 1)   of Japan (1895–1945).
 * 2)  of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945).
 * 3)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * 1)  of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945).
 * 2)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * 1)  of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945).
 * 2)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * 1)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * 1)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * 1)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * , a main belt asteroid.

Usage notes
Taiwan and Taiwanese are both widely used as attributives, e.g. Taiwan/Taiwanese culture, the Taiwan/Taiwanese government, Taiwan/Taiwanese food, etc.

Etymology
, from.

Etymology
From  from, from.

Etymology
From, from ; see the Chinese entry and 🇨🇬 for more.

Proper noun

 * 1) Taiwan

Etymology
From, see it for more.

Proper noun

 * 1) Taiwan

Etymology
From, from.

Etymology
From from  +. Recorded in 🇨🇬 as (and other variants), and in 🇨🇬 as  (and other variants). The term initially referred to a sandy peninsula in the area of modern-day, Tainan, and eventually became the name of the entire island.

Proper noun

 * 1) Common name for a country in East Asia. Official name: Republic of China. Its capital is Taipei.
 * 2) A large island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea, also known as Formosa.
 * 3) An administrative division centered on the island of Taiwan.
 * 4)  An administrative division of the Qing (Ching) dynasty (Manchu).
 * 5)  A  of Fujian.
 * 6)  A.
 * 7)  A colony of Japan.
 * 8) A  of the Republic of China.
 * 9) A claimed province of the People's Republic of China (mainland China).
 * 10)   (major city in southern Taiwan; former capital city).
 * , a main belt asteroid.
 * 1)   (major city in southern Taiwan; former capital city).
 * , a main belt asteroid.

Proper noun

 * 1) Taiwan

Etymology
Borrowed from

Proper noun

 * 1) Taiwan.

Etymology
and the pronunciation of, q.v.

Proper noun

 * 1) Taiwan (an island in East Asia)
 * 1) Taiwan (an island in East Asia)
 * 1) Taiwan (an island in East Asia)