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Formosan

noun
1.
The Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa.
adjective
1.
Of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language.  Synonyms: Chinese, Taiwanese.






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"Formosan" Quotes from Famous Books



... qualifications for her task. She is a daughter of Lord Yu Keng, a member of the Manchu White Banner Corps, and one of the most advanced and progressive Chinese officials of his generation. Lord Yu Keng entered the army when very young, and served in the Taiping rebellion and the Formosan war with France, and as Vice Minister of War during the China-Japan war in 1895. Later he was Minister to Japan, which post he quitted in 1898 to become President of the Tsung-li-yamen (Chinese Foreign Office). ...
— Two Years in the Forbidden City • The Princess Der Ling



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