Taiwan Strait

== English == === Alternative forms === Taiwan Straits === Etymology === Partial calque from Mandarin 臺灣海峽／台湾海峡 (Táiwān Hǎixiá) === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === the Taiwan Strait The strait dividing mainland Asia (incl. mainland China) from Taiwan island and connecting the East and South China Seas. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Taiwan Strait. ==== Usage notes ==== The IHO's Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd ed., the current formal international standard, does not delimit the Taiwan Strait and includes its waters within the South China Sea. The unapproved draft for the next edition defines the strait and places it between the two seas. Informal usage already distinguishes the strait from the two seas. ==== Synonyms ==== Black Ditch Formosa Strait Strait of Fokien Channel of Formosa ==== Hypernyms ==== South China Sea ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Taiwan Strait”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[7], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3087, column 3