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TAIWAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea
Synonyms:
Formosa; Taiwan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Holonyms ("Taiwan" is a part of...):
South China Sea (a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons)
Sense 2
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
Synonyms:
China; Nationalist China; Republic of China; Taiwan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Meronyms (parts of "Taiwan"):
capital of Taiwan; Taipeh; Taipei (the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan)
Taichung (a city in Taiwan)
Meronyms (members of "Taiwan"):
Chinese (a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China)
Taiwanese (a native or inhabitant of Taiwan)
Holonyms ("Taiwan" is a part of...):
South China Sea (a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons)
