Taïwan
See also: Taiwan, Taiwán, Táiwān, and Tâi-oân
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Taïwan.
Proper noun
Taïwan
- (non-native speakers' English) Taiwan.
- 1975, Official Journal of the European Communities: Legislation:
- Taïwan is the largest producer of first quality preserved mushrooms in the world. The second largest producer is France.
- 1997 December 9, Michel Bouissou, “Final 1.08 BIOS available!”, in alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus, Usenet, retrieved 2022-05-24:
- The final 1.08 BIOS version (not a beta!!) for the TX97 MoBo series is now available on the Asus Taïwan FTP site.
- 2001 October 6, GeirSmith, “Pal Taïwan stop-over can go to Nepal”, in de.soc.weltanschauung.buddhismus, Usenet, retrieved 2022-05-24:
- I'll be available through my AOL mailbox during the trip to Taïwan.
- 2004 May 5, Jean-Michel POURE, “Re: Resignation”, in linux.debian.maint.boot, Usenet, retrieved 2022-05-24:
- Taïwan is not part of the United-Nations for historical reasons, since China took the place of its reprentatives in the United-Nations. Taïwan is not a recognized state. The Taïwanese flag does not have international recognition.
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taj.wan/
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Proper noun
Taïwan m
- Taiwan (an island and partly-recognized country in East Asia)
Derived terms
- Taïwanais
- taïwanais