Tay-wan
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Definitions
- 1 Alternative spelling of Taiwan. alt-of, alternative, obsolete
"The Chineſe divide the Lands they poſſeſs in Formoſa into three Hyen, or ſubordinate Govermnents which depend on the Capital of the Iſland ; each of theſe Governments has its particular Officers, who are immediately ſubjct to the Governor of that Capital, and he to the Vice-Roy of the Province of Fo-kyen, whereof Tay-wan or Formoſa makes a Part."
Example
More examples"The Chineſe divide the Lands they poſſeſs in Formoſa into three Hyen, or ſubordinate Govermnents which depend on the Capital of the Iſland ; each of theſe Governments has its particular Officers, who are immediately ſubjct to the Governor of that Capital, and he to the Vice-Roy of the Province of Fo-kyen, whereof Tay-wan or Formoſa makes a Part."
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