Taiwanese

English

Etymology

From Taiwan +‎ -ese

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Adjective

Taiwanese (comparative more Taiwanese, superlative most Taiwanese)

  1. Of or pertaining to Taiwan.

Usage notes

Taiwan and Taiwanese are both widely used as attributives, e.g. Taiwan/Taiwanese culture, the Taiwan/Taiwanese government, Taiwan/Taiwanese food, etc.

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Noun

Taiwanese (plural Taiwanese)

  1. A person from Taiwan; usually plural.

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Proper noun

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Taiwanese

  1. The popular name of the variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan, the native language of the Hoklo.

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Last modified on 8 May 2013, at 20:13