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Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Proper noun
Taiwán
- Taiwan (a country in Asia)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Taiwan. Compare Portuguese Taiwan, Dutch Taiwan, Tagalog Taywan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taiˈwan/
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: Tai‧wán
Proper noun
Taiwán m
- Taiwan, Republic of China (a country in East Asia)
- Synonyms: Formosa, República de China
- Taiwan, Formosa (the main island of the Republic of China)
- Synonyms: Hermosa (obsolete), Ysla Hermosa (obsolete), Formosa, Isla Formosa
Derived terms