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n. - The Austronesian languages spoken on an island in southeastern Asia adj. - Of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language.

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  • Torii Ryuzo's pictures of Formosan aborigines and culture.
  • News of Mattau's defeat spread through the Formosan Plains.
  • The Formosan is genuinely eager that the Island come under U.N.
  • The Spanish government had had to subsidize its Formosan outpost.
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