Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Taiwan or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Taiwan.
- noun A person of Taiwanese ancestry.
- noun The variety of Chinese spoken on Taiwan.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to Taiwan.
- noun A person from
Taiwan ; usually plural. - proper noun The popular name of the variant of
Hokkien spoken inTaiwan , the native language of the Hoklo.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Taiwan
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language
- noun any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
Etymologies
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Examples
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Half hakka & taiwanese, shoud I cut myself into half and leave the Taiwanese 1/2 in Taiwan and exile the Hakka 1/2 abroad?
ESWN on Taiwan Marches Michael Turton 2006
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I remember the original email circulating in Taiwan about two years ago, but I didn't think it was taken to heart so people would demand to be called Taiwaners, and deem the term Taiwanese out-of-date.
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Because the Taipei regime still considers itself the legitimate government of China, always use the term Chines when speaking with government officials. adjective: The term Taiwanese is appropriate only when referring to Taiwan’s geographic features and cultural matters food, history, art, and so on and when referring to those who lived in the country before 1949 and their descendants.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Because the Taipei regime still considers itself the legitimate government of China, always use the term Chines when speaking with government officials. adjective: The term Taiwanese is appropriate only when referring to Taiwan’s geographic features and cultural matters food, history, art, and so on and when referring to those who lived in the country before 1949 and their descendants.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Because the Taipei regime still considers itself the legitimate government of China, always use the term Chines when speaking with government officials. adjective: The term Taiwanese is appropriate only when referring to Taiwan’s geographic features and cultural matters food, history, art, and so on and when referring to those who lived in the country before 1949 and their descendants.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Leader in Taiwanese-animated news reports NMA News has done it again, covering Jon Stewart's Rally To Restore Sanity in their latest video.
Jon Stewart's Rally & The HuffPost Sanity Buses Get The Taiwanese Animation Treatment (VIDEO) The Huffington Post 2010
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Leader in Taiwanese-animated news reports NMA News has done it again, covering Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart's Rally & The HuffPost Sanity Buses Get The Taiwanese Animation Treatment (VIDEO) The Huffington Post 2010
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Leader in Taiwanese-animated news reports NMA News has done it again, covering Jon Stewart's Rally To Restore Sanity in their latest video.
Jon Stewart's Rally & The HuffPost Sanity Buses Get The Taiwanese Animation Treatment (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The idea for the debonding layer, says an ITRI spokeswoman, came from watching cooks prepare paper-thin Taiwanese pancakes, which can be easily peeled from a pan at high temperatures.
Paper-Thin Screens With a Twist Michael Totty 2010
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It is an important day for the dead in Taiwanese traditional religion.
Global Voices in English » Taiwan: Stories of the survivors from Typhoon Morakot 2009
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