formosa

/F AO0 R M OW1 S AH0/
noun
  1. 1

    (dated) Synonym of Taiwan: an island of East Asia.

  2. 2

    Synonym of Taiwan: an administrative division including Formosa and nearby islands.

  3. 3

    (dated) A province of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945).

  4. 4

    (dated) A claimed province of China (People's Republic of China or mainland China) (from 1949).

  5. 5

    (historical) A dependency of Japan (1895โ€“1945).

  6. 6

    (historical) A prefecture of Fujian, China (Qing Empire) (1683โ€“1885).

  7. 7

    (historical) A province of China (Qing Empire) (1885โ€“1895).

  8. 8

    A city in Goiรกs, Brazil.

  9. 9

    A city in northern Argentina.

  10. 10

    A department of Argentina around the city.

  11. 11

    A province of Argentina around the city.

  12. 12

    An island of the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau.

  13. 13

    A surname from Maltese.