Taiwanese


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Tai·wan·ese

 (tī′wä-nēz′, -nēs′)
adj.
Of or relating to Taiwan or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
n. pl. Taiwanese
1.
a. A native or inhabitant of Taiwan.
b. A person of Taiwanese ancestry.
2. The variety of Chinese spoken on Taiwan.
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Taiwanese

(ˌtaɪwɑːˈniːz)
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Taiwan or its inhabitants
n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Taiwan
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Taiwanese - a native or inhabitant of TaiwanTaiwanese - a native or inhabitant of Taiwan  
Nationalist China, Republic of China, Taiwan, China - a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong
Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
2.Taiwanese - any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien provinceTaiwanese - any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
Amoy, Fukien, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Min dialect, Min
Chinese - any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
Adj.1.Taiwanese - of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language; "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh"
Formosan, Chinese
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Translations
Tchajwanectchajwanský
taiwanesertaiwanesisk
taiwanilainen
tajvanski
tajvani
台湾の台湾人
타이완 사람타이완의
taiwanestaiwanesisk
ชาวไต้หวันที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไต้หวัน
người Đài Loanthuộc nước/người Đài Loan

Taiwanese

[ˌtaɪwəˈniːz]
A. ADJ → taiwanés
B. N → taiwanés/esa m/f
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Taiwanese

adj → taiwanisch
n → Taiwaner(in) m(f)
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Taiwanese

→ تايوانيّ Tchajwanec, tchajwanský taiwaneser, taiwanesisk Taiwaner, taiwanesisch ταϊβανεζικός, Ταϊβανέζος taiwanés taiwanilainen taïwanais tajvanski taiwanese 台湾の, 台湾人 타이완 사람, 타이완의 Taiwanees taiwaneser, taiwansk Tajwańczyk, tajwański nativo do Taiwan, relativo ao Taiwan житель Тайваня, тайваньский taiwanes, taiwanesisk ชาวไต้หวัน, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไต้หวัน Tayvan, Tayvanlı người Đài Loan, thuộc nước/người Đài Loan 台湾人, 台湾的
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