English Dictionary

Formosa

IPA（発音記号）

/fɔːˈməʊ.sə/

固有名詞

歴史的

The island of Taiwan / (historical) A province of the Qing (Ching) dynasty (Manchu). / A province of the Republic of China. / A claimed province of the People's Republic of China (mainland China).

日本語の意味

台湾島 / (歴史的に) 清朝（満州）時代の州 / 中華民国の省 / 中華人民共和国によって請求される省

Formosa has long been famous for its lush mountains, bustling night markets, and rich cultural heritage.

台湾は、緑豊かな山々、賑やかな夜市、そして豊かな文化遺産で長い間有名です。

意味（1）

The island of Taiwan

Heere we had the higheſt Land of Formoſa, South-eaſt, the neereſt land about eight leagues off, the neather point of it Eaſt by North ten leagues off our depth, fortie ſixe fathomes ozie : the latitude twentie fiue degree twentie minutes. From the high Land of Formoſa, ſtretcheth out a lower Land to the water-ſide, being a white ſandy ſhoare, and ſmooth ſand Hils farther vp the Countrey, much like to the Coaſt of Barbary.

意味（2）

(historical) A province of the Qing (Ching) dynasty (Manchu).

A new broom is not more active for reform than this new governor-general is in the new province of Formosa.

意味（3）

A province of the Republic of China.

Economically, the island is already far better off (with massive American aid) than it would be if it were incorporated into Communist China, and it would be better off still (and less of a burden to the American taxpayer) if its people were not required to support two governments and two civil services—one for the Chinese mainland, and the other for the province of Formosa—and an army of more than half a million, whose raison d’étre continues to be the reconquest of the mainland.

意味（4）

A claimed province of the People's Republic of China (mainland China).

If we should propose an exchange of ambassadors, Mao Tse-tung would surely ask if our recognition extended to Communist sovereignty over the 'Province of Formosa.'

意味（5）

A province in northern Argentina.

意味（6）

A city in Argentina, capital of Formosa Province.