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Noun: Taiwanese  ,tI-wu'neez
  1. Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
    - Min, Min dialect, Fukien, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Amoy, Amoy language, Fukkianese language, Hokkianese language, Taiwanese language, Fukien language, Min language
     
  2. A native or inhabitant of Taiwan
Adjective: Taiwanese  ,tI-wu'neez
  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

Type of: Asian, Asiatic, Chinese

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

Encyclopedia: Taiwanese