Formosan
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Formosan
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- Of or relating to Formosa. In the ocean towards the east are two places called Tungkwan (Damp Limit) and Pih-mow (White Acre), which mark the spots where the dragons of the Formosan hills emerged. These sacred reptiles had pierced unseen the depths of ocean, and announcing their ascent to the surface by throwing up the bluff
noun Formosans
- An inhabitant, resident, or a person of descent from Formosa. From his base at Amoy the Emperor Kanghi dispatched a fleet of 600 junks against Formosa. In two naval battles, on July 1 and 7, 1683, they defeated the Formosans, and occupied Penghu, one of the Pescadores Islands, forming the key of Taiwan.
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Talk about this word "Formosan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/formosan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Formosan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/formosan "Formosan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/formosan.
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@misc{formosan_2026,
title = {Formosan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/formosan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
