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For⋅mo⋅sa

[fawr-moh-suh]
–noun
Taiwan.

Tai⋅wan

[tahy-wahn]
–noun Wade-Giles, Pinyin.
a Chinese island separated from the SE coast of China by Taiwan Strait: a possession of Japan 1895–1945; restored to China 1945; seat of the Republic of China since 1949. Capital: Taipei.
Also called Formosa.
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For·mo·sa   (fôr-mō'sə)   
See Taiwan.
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