Formosa
Taiwan's old name
Formosa is the former Portuguese name for Taiwan, meaning "beautiful island." The name persists in some historical and formal contexts, particularly in older maps and documents.
Formosa also appears in place names elsewhere—Argentina has a Formosa province.
The adjective Formosan refers to Taiwan or its indigenous peoples: Formosan languages, the Formosan black bear.
Capital of Taiwan
- TaiwaneseOf the island republic
- TaichungTaiwanese central city
- Taiwan StraitChannel separating contested territories
- aboriginalIndigenous to a place
Mandarin · Taipei 101 · bubble tea · night markets · HTC · Chiang Kai-shek · Sun Yat-sen · high-speed rail
Of the Netherlands
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- East India CompanyBritish colonial trading corporation
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
settlement · occupation · trade · sugar · fortification · outpost · European · Qing Dynasty
Offering beautiful views
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
- lushRichly abundant in growth
- verdantLush with plants
- stunningExtremely impressive or beautiful
gorgeous · magnificent · splendid · sublime · enchanting · captivating · paradise · idyllic
Earth's vastest ocean
- East China SeaNorthwestern Pacific marginal body
- mountainousHaving many peaks
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
coastline · typhoon · earthquake · biodiversity · endemic · flora · fauna · marine
Taipei
Capital of Taiwan
- TaiwaneseOf the island republic
- TaichungTaiwanese central city
- Taiwan StraitChannel separating contested territories
aboriginal · Mandarin · Taipei 101 · bubble tea · night markets · HTC · Chiang Kai-shek · Sun Yat-sen · high-speed rail
Dutch
Of the Netherlands
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- East India CompanyBritish colonial trading corporation
missionaries · settlement · occupation · trade · sugar · fortification · outpost · European · Qing Dynasty · Japanese rule
scenic
Offering beautiful views
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
- lushRichly abundant in growth
- verdantLush with plants
stunning · gorgeous · magnificent · splendid · sublime · enchanting · captivating · paradise · idyllic · breathtaking
Pacific
Earth's vastest ocean
- East China SeaNorthwestern Pacific marginal body
- mountainousHaving many peaks
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
tropical · coastline · typhoon · earthquake · biodiversity · endemic · flora · fauna · marine · reef
Formosamainland China
PRC minus autonomous regions
People's Republic of China · PRC · Communist China · Beijing