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Taiwan Straits

Taiwan Straits is the alternative form of Taiwan Strait.

Meaning of Taiwan Strait

Proper noun

the Taiwan Strait

  1. The strait dividing mainland Asia (incl. mainland China) from Taiwan island and connecting the East and South China Seas.
    • Formosa (Taiwan) is an island located about 200 miles north of the Philippine Islands, and separated from the southeastern coast of China by Taiwan Strait.1946, “Japanese Colonies (Before surrender in 1945)”, in Lewis Copeland, editor, The Handy Encyclopedia Of Useful Information, Philadelphia: Blakiston Company, page 147
    Synonyms:
    Black Ditch, Formosa Strait, Strait of Fokien, Channel of Formosa

Questions about Taiwan Straits

What is Taiwan Straits the alternative form of?
Taiwan Straits is the alternative form of Taiwan Strait.

Words near Taiwan Straits in the dictionary

  1. Taiwan flamecrest
  2. Taiwan flamecrests
  3. Taiwan pear
  4. Taiwan pears
  5. Taiwan Strait
  6. Taiwan Straits
  7. Taiwan studies
  8. Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu
  9. Taiwanese
  10. Taiwanese Hokkien
  11. Taiwaneseness

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