FORMOSA • DICCIONARIO INGLES.COM • Definition of Formosa

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

/fɔrmˈoʊsə/ Listen

Formosa

noun

An island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea. Synonym: Taiwan.

See images of 'Formosa'

Etymology of 'Formosa'

Related searches:

Formosan

Lambertia formosa

Leycesteria formosa

Share |

"Formosa" Quotes from Famous Books

... of the southern end of Formosa we had quite a rapid run to the Bonins, carrying a press of sail day and night, as the skipper was anxious to arrive there on account of his recent injuries. He was still very lame, and he feared that some damage ...

— The Cruise of the Cachalot - Round the World After Sperm Whales • Frank T. Bullen

... moisture-tight. A full chest contains seventy-five pounds of tea. The Japan product is also packed in moisture-tight wrappers, the original parcels being usually ten-pound, five-pound, and pound packages. Similar devices are used in preparing the India and Formosa teas for ocean shipment. ...

— Commercial Geography - A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges • Jacques W. Redway

... China says that Germany has agreed to give up Kiao-Chou Bay for a coaling-station at Sam-Sah, which is on the coast of China, facing Formosa, the island Japan secured from China in ...

— The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 59, December 23, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls • Various

Words linked to "Formosa" : Formosan, island, Leycesteria formosa, Taiwan, South China Sea, Lambertia formosa