Definition of Formosa
prop. n.
1.
An
island
off
the
coast
of
China
,
also
called
Taiwan
.
It
was
occupied
by
Japan
from
1895
to
1945
,
when
it
was
returned
to
Chinese
sovereignty
.
After
the
Communist
revolution
which
took
over
the
Chinese
mainland
in
1949
,
the
Nationalist
Chinese
under
Chang
Kai-Shek
retreated
to
the
island
of
Formosa
and
established
that
island
as
the
base
of
their
government
,
being
recognized
for
several
years
as
the
de jure
possessor
of
the
China
seat
in
the
United
Nations
.
The
capital
is
Taipei
.
As
of
1998
,
both
the
Taiwan
government
and
the
mainland
China
government
recognized
Taiwan
as
properly
a
part
of
China
,
but
the
island
is
currently
ruled
as
a
de facto
independent
nation
,
though
it
does
not
possess
a
seat
in
the
United
Nations
.
The
question
of
when
and
under
what
circumstances
the
island
will
be
reunited
with
the
mainland
government
is
still
unresolved
.
Related Words
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,
South
China
Sea
,
Taiwan
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