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formosan
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun formosan has 1 sense
- formosan(n = noun.communication) Array - the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa; Array is a kind of austronesian, austronesian language
has particulars: atayalic, tayalic, tsouic, paiwanic
Adjective formosan has 1 sense
- formosan(a = adj.pert) chinese, taiwanese - of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language; "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh" Derived form noun formosa1
CIDE DICTIONARY
formosan, prop. adj.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, Formosa or the natives of Formosa; as, The native Formosan population now forms a minority on their own island.. [WordNet 1.5]
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