See also: Taivānā

Latvian edit

 Taivāna on Latvian Wikipedia
 Taivānas sala on Latvian Wikipedia
 
Taivāna (Āzijā)
 
Taivānas karogs

Etymology edit

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Dutch Tayouan, the name of a peninsula off the coast of the city of Tainan; the word was a transcription of Tayuan, Tayoan (and other variants), a word in Sirayan (a Formosan language) meaning “foreigners,” referring to the early Chinese settlers. Eventually the word became the name of the entire island.

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Proper noun edit

Taivāna f (4th declension)

  1. Taiwan (a country in Far East, Asia; capital: Taipei)
    Taivānas karogsthe flag of Taiwan
    Ķīnas republika Taivānāthe Chinese republic in Taiwan
    šobrīd Taivānas suverenitāti atzīst tikai 23 valstiscurrently only 23 countries recognize the sovereignty of Taiwan
  2. Taiwan (the island where the country of Taiwan is located)
    Taivānas salathe island of Taiwan

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