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Taiwanese.

Of or pertaining to Taiwan or its people, culture, language/s, etc.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/taɪwəˈniːz/UK/ˌtaɪwɑˈniːz/US
  1. Of or pertaining to Taiwan or its people, culture, language/s, etc.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Taiwan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Taiwanese From Taiwan + -ese.

noun/taɪwəˈniːz/UK/ˌtaɪwɑˈniːz/US
  1. People from Taiwan.

    collective · in-plural · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Taiwan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Taiwanese From Taiwan + -ese.

name/taɪwəˈniːz/UK/ˌtaɪwɑˈniːz/US
  1. The variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan, the native language of the Hoklo.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Taiwan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Taiwanese From Taiwan + -ese.

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