Tai ‧ wan /ˌtaɪˈwɑːn/ BrE AmE
an island off the southeast coast of China. Population: 23,174,294 (2007). Taiwan, which was formerly called Formosa, has experienced rapid economic development since the 1950s and has many factories.
—Taiwanese /ˌtaɪwəˈniːz◂/ noun , adjective