English noun: Taiwan | |||
1. | Taiwan (location) 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 | ||
Synonyms | China, Nationalist China, Republic of China | ||
Instance hypernym | island | ||
Part holonym | capital of Taiwan, Taichung, Taipeh, Taipei | ||
Part meronym | South China Sea | ||
Member holonym | Chinese, Taiwanese | ||
2. | Taiwan (location) an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea | ||
Synonyms | Formosa | ||
Instance hypernym | island | ||
Part meronym | South China Sea | ||