1. Of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language
   "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh";
   - Chinese, Formosan

1. A native or inhabitant of Taiwan
    
2. A Chinese dialect spoken in Fujian province, particularly in Xiamen
   - Min, Min dialect, Fukien, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Amoy, Amoy language, Fukkianese language, Hokkianese language, Taiwanese language, Fukien language, Min language

Type of: Asian, Asiatic, Chinese

Part of: China, Chinese Taipei, Nationalist China, Republic of China, Taiwan

Encyclopedia: Taiwanese