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1. Of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language
   "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh"
   - Chinese, Formosan

1. Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
   - Min, Min dialect, Fukien, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Amoy
    
2. A native or inhabitant of Taiwan

See also: Taiwan

Type of: Asian, Asiatic, Chinese

Part of: China, Nationalist China, Republic of China, Taiwan

Encyclopedia: Taiwanese