noun
1. a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑China, ↑Nationalist China, ↑Republic of China
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑island
• Part Holonyms: ↑South China Sea
• Part Meronyms: ↑Taipei, ↑Taipeh, ↑capital of Taiwan, ↑Taichung
2. an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea
• Syn: ↑Formosa
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑island
• Part Holonyms: ↑South China Sea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.