Strait of Fokien

English

Etymology

From its position between Taiwan and Fujian, formerly romanized as Fokien, q.v.

Proper noun

Strait of Fokien

1. (historical) Synonym of Taiwan Strait.
   • 1879, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IX, s.v. "Formosa":

     FORMOSA, in Chinese Taiwan, a large island... separated from the Chinese mainland by the strait of Fokien, which has a width of about 91 miles in its narrowest part.