Taiwan 
1. 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 (Freq. 1) • Syn: China, Nationalist China, Republic of China • Instance Hypernyms: island • Part Holonyms: South China Sea • Member Meronyms: Chinese, Taiwanese • Part Meronyms: Taipei, Taipeh, capital of Taiwan, Taichung 2. an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea • Syn: Formosa • Derivationally related forms: Formosan (for: Formosa) • Instance Hypernyms: island • Part Holonyms: South China Sea
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