Formosa
Synonym of Taiwan: an island of East AsiaSynonym of Taiwan: an island of East Asia.
» Taiwan's main island was historically known as Formosa.
Значення
значень: 12(застаріле)Synonym of Taiwan: an island of East Asia.
Synonym of Taiwan: an administrative division including Formosa and nearby islands.
(історичне)A prefecture of Fujian, China (Qing Empire) (1683–1885).
(історичне)A province of China (Qing Empire) (1885–1895).
(історичне)A dependency of Japan (1895–1945).
(застаріле)A province of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945).
(застаріле)A claimed province of China (People's Republic of China or mainland China) (from 1949).
A city in Goiás, Brazil.
An island of the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau.
A city in northern Argentina.
A department of Argentina around the city.
A province of Argentina around the city.
A surname from Maltese.
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речень: 1Taiwan's main island was historically known as Formosa.
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мов: 1Походження
From Portuguese Formosa, as in Ilha Formosa (literally “Beautiful Island”) and Vila FormosFrom Portuguese Formosa, as in Ilha Formosa (literally “Beautiful Island”) and Vila Formosa da Imperatriz (literally “Beautiful Town of the Empress”), from formosa (“beautiful, shapely”), from Latin fōrmōsus (“beautiful, well-formed”), from fōrma (“shape”) + -ōsus (“-ful”), literally “shapeful”.
From Spanish Formosa, from Vuelta la Formosa and Vuelta Fermosa (“Beautiful Turn”) in reference to a bend in the Paraguay River near the city, from Old Spanish fermosa, from Latin formosa.
Borrowed from Maltese Formosa.
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