formosa

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English - Turkish
{i} Formoza
Formosan
{s} Formoza, Formoza'ya özgü
Formosan
{i} Formozalı
English - English
The name given to Taiwan island (Ilha Formosa, "Beautiful Isle") by passing Portuguese mariners in 1544
The name of a province of Argentina
A city of Argentina, capital of Formosa Province
{i} Taiwan, island of southeast Asia off the the southeastern coast of China; province in Argentina
The name given to Taiwan island by the Portuguese colonists in the 16th century
Formosa Strait
{i} Taiwan Strait, strait (of the Pacific Ocean) between Taiwan and China
Formosan
An inhabitant, resident, or a person of descent from Formosa
Formosan
Of or relating to Formosa or people of Formosa
Formosan
{s} of or pertaining to Taiwan; of or characteristic of the residents or language of Taiwan
Formosan
{i} Austronesian languages spoken in Formosa (Taiwan)
formosan
the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa
formosa

    Hyphenation

    For·mo·sa

    Turkish pronunciation

    fôrmōsı

    Pronunciation

    /fôrˈmōsə/ /fɔːrˈmoʊsə/

    Etymology

    () From Portuguese formosa (“beautiful”), from Latin formosus (“beautifully formed”), from forma (“form, shape”) + the adjective suffix -osus (“full of”).
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