Taiwan

== English == === Alternative forms === Taïwan (from French) Tai-wan, T'ai-wan (dated, from Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin) Tywan, Taywan, Tay-wan, Tayuan, Tayoan, Tayouan (obsolete, from Dutch) === Etymology === The specific form "Taiwan" in English emerged from the Wade–Giles Tʻai²-wan¹ romanization of Mandarin 臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān), and also perhaps the romaji of Japanese 臺灣(たいわん) (taiwan), both of which are ultimately from Literary Chinese 臺灣, from Hokkien 大員 (Tāi-oân), 大圓, 臺員, 大灣, 臺灣, and other forms, a placename initially referring to a sandbank peninsula that later silted up; now wholly part of the island in the area of modern-day Anping District, Tainan, and eventually became the name of the entire island. The original placename itself was originally likely the transcription of a loanword from Siraya. Cognate with Dutch Tayouan / Taioan / Taiwan / etc., and other early variant forms of Hokkien 臺窩灣 / 台窝湾 (Tâi-o-oân), etc. The name is sometimes folk-etymologized to have originally meant "terraced bay" (臺灣 / 台湾), "great bay" (大灣 / 大湾), or similar parsings from interpretations of the Chinese characters alone. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌtaɪ̯ˈwɑn/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌtɑɪ̯ˈwaːn/, /ˌtɑɪ̯ˈwɔn/, /ˌtɑɪ̯ˈwan/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtaɪ̯ˈwɑːn/, /ˌtaɪ̯ˈwæn/, /ˌtaɪ̯ˈwɒn/ (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˌt̪aɪ̯ˈwan̪/ enPR: tī′wän′ Rhymes: -ɑːn, -æn, -ɒn Hyphenation: Tai‧wan === Proper noun === Taiwan A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands. Official name: Republic of China. Capital: Taipei. [from 20th c.] Synonyms: Republic of China, ROC, Chinese Taipei, Formosa; TW, TWN (symbols) For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Taiwan. An island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia. [1600s] Synonym: Formosa For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Taiwan. A former administrative division including Taiwan and nearby islands. Synonym: Formosa (historical) A former prefecture of Fujian province in China (Qing Empire) (1683–1885). For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Taiwan. (historical) A former province of China (Qing Empire) (1885–1895). For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Taiwan. (historical) A former dependency of Japan (1895–1945). For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Taiwan. (law) A province of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (from 1945). For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Taiwan. (law) The territory currently under the de facto jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Synonyms: Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu; Taiwan Area; Free Area (disputed) A claimed province of the People's Republic of China (from 1949). [from mid 20th c.] Synonym: Taiwan region For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Taiwan. (historical) Synonym of Tainan, a city of Taiwan, former capital of Taiwan Province. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Taiwan. (astronomy) 2169 Taiwan, a main belt asteroid. [from mid 20th c.] For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Taiwan. ==== Usage notes ==== Taiwan and Taiwanese are both widely used as attributives, e.g. Taiwan culture or Taiwanese culture, the Taiwan government or Taiwanese government, Taiwan food or Taiwanese food, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Countries of the world === References === “Taiwan”, in Collins English Dictionary. “Taiwan, T'ai-wan, T'aiwan, Tai-wan”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. “Taiwan, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “Taiwan”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “Taiwan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “Taiwan”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026 === Further reading === Taiwan on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage === Anagrams === atwain == Afrikaans == === Etymology === Inherited from Dutch Taiwan, ultimately from Dutch Tayouan, perhaps from Siraya. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Tai‧wan === Proper noun === Taiwan Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands; capital: Taipei) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) Synonym: Formosa ==== Derived terms ==== Taiwannees Taiwanner Taiwans == Catalan == === Etymology === Likely from either Spanish Taiwán or English Taiwan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [təjˈwan] IPA(key): (Valencia) [tajˈwan] === Proper noun === Taiwan m Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) ==== Derived terms ==== estret de Taiwan taiwanès == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtajvan] === Proper noun === Taiwan m inan (relational adjective taiwanský, demonym Taiwanec) alternative form of Tchaj-wan: Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Proper noun === Taiwan Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands; official name: Republikken Kina) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) ==== Related terms ==== taiwaner taiwansk == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Taywan, Tayouan, Tayoan, Taioan, Thaiwan, Teyouvan, Teyoan, Teijoan (obsolete, historical) === Etymology === The modern form "Taiwan" may possibly be from English Taiwan, or reminiscent of older forms like Tayouan, perhaps from Siraya. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Taiwan n Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) == Finnish == === Etymology === From English Taiwan, see it for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯wɑn/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯wɑ̝n] Rhymes: -ɑiwɑn Syllabification(key): Tai‧wan Hyphenation(key): Tai‧wan === Proper noun === Taiwan Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Alternative forms === Teowan (obsolete, historical) === Etymology === The modern form "Taiwan" may possibly be from English Taiwan, or way older reminiscent of older forms like Teowan, possibly from Dutch Tayouan/Teyouvan/Teyoan/Taywan. Compare French Taïwan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taɪ̯ˈvaːn/, (also) /ˈtaɪ̯ˌvaːn/ Rhymes: -aːn === Proper noun === Taiwan n (proper noun, genitive Taiwans or (optionally with an article) Taiwan) Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands; official name: Republik China) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) Synonym: Formosa ==== Derived terms ==== Taiwaner, Taiwanese, taiwanesisch, taiwanisch === Further reading === “Taiwan” in Duden online “Taiwan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Indonesian == === Etymology === The modern form may possibly be from English Taiwan or a way older form reminiscent of Dutch Tayouan, perhaps from Siraya. Recorded historically in Dutch as Tayouan (and other variants), and in Hokkien 大員 / 大员 (Tāi-oân) (and other variants). The term initially referred to a sandbank peninsula that later silted up now wholly part of the island in the area of modern-day Anping District, Tainan, and eventually became the name of the entire island. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtai̯wan/ [ˈt̪ai̯.wan] Rhymes: -ai̯wan Syllabification: Tai‧wan === Proper noun === Taiwan Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands; official name: Republik Tiongkok) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) (astronomy) 2169 Taiwan, a main belt asteroid. [from mid 20th c.] ==== See also ==== === References === == Interlingua == === Proper noun === Taiwan Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tajˈwan/ Rhymes: -an Hyphenation: Tai‧wàn === Proper noun === Taiwan m Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) ==== Derived terms ==== taiwanese ==== See also ==== Formosa == Japanese == === Romanization === Taiwan Rōmaji transcription of たいわん == Marshallese == === Alternative forms === Taewan === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 臺灣 (たいわん, Taiwan) or from English Taiwan; both from Classical Chinese 臺灣, from Siraya tau (“people”) + an (“place”). === Pronunciation === (phonetics) IPA(key): [tˠɑːiwɑnʲ], (enunciated) [tˠɑ iwɑnʲ] (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠæɰjiwænʲ/ Bender phonemes: {tahyiwan} === Proper noun === Taiwan Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) ==== Derived terms ==== ri-Taiwan === References === Marshallese–English Online Dictionary == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Taiwan Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands; official name: Republikken Kina) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) ==== Related terms ==== taiwaner taiwansk == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Taiwan Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands; official name: Republikken Kina) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) ==== Related terms ==== taiwanar taiwansk == Orizaba Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === Taihuan === Proper noun === Taiwan Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Taiuã === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Taiwan. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Tai‧wan === Proper noun === Taiwan m Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands; official name: República da China) Synonym: Formosa Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) Synonyms: Formosa, Ilha Formosa ==== Derived terms ==== taiwanês == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taivan/, [ˈtaiʋan] Rhymes: -ivan Hyphenation: Ta‧i‧wan === Proper noun === Taiwan m inan (relational adjective taiwanský, demonym Taiwančan or Taiwanec, female demonym Taiwančanka or Taiwanka) Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Taiwan”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tajˈvan/, /tajˈwan/ Rhymes: -an Hyphenation: Tai‧wan === Proper noun === Taiwan n (genitive Taiwans) Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands; official name: Republiken Kina) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) Synonym: Formosa ==== Related terms ==== taiwanes taiwanesisk taiwanesiska === References === “Taiwan”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH == Welsh == === Proper noun === Taiwan m Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) Synonym: Fformosa ==== Coordinate terms ====