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Que⋅moy

  [ki-moi]
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–noun
an island off the SE coast of China, in the Taiwan Strait: controlled by Taiwan. 61,305; 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Also called Chinmen, Jinmen, Kinmen.
Compare Matsu.
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Que·moy   (kĭ-moi')   
An island and group of 2 islands and 12 islets off southeast China in Taiwan Strait. The islands are heavily fortified and have been administered, along with Matsu, by Taiwan since the Chinese Revolution of 1949.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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