taiwanese

Noun · Adjective
US[tahy-wah-neez]/ˈtaɪwɑˈniz/3 syllables
Synonyms: MinMin dialectFukienFukkianeseHokkianeseAmoyAmoy languageFukkianese languageHokkianese languageTaiwanese languageFukien languageMin language

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a native or inhabitant of TaiwanType of Asian, AsiaticMember of Taiwan, China
  2. any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien provinceSynonyms: MinMin dialectFukienFukkianeseHokkianeseAmoyAmoy languageFukkianese languageHokkianese languageTaiwanese languageFukien languageMin languageType of Chinese

Adjective (1)

  1. of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language“the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh”Synonyms: ChineseFormosan
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