Quemoy

//ˌkiˈmɔɪ// name

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  1. 1
    Synonym of Kinmen.

    "Near the Coaſt of the Province of Fokien lie Quemuy and Eymuy : Further off at Sea, oppoſite to them, appear Formoſa and Tayowan ; the firſt by the Chineſes, who now poſſeſs it, call'd Talieukich ; but to the Eaſt, near the Province Chekiang are the Iſles Changque and Chenxan."

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"Near the Coaſt of the Province of Fokien lie Quemuy and Eymuy : Further off at Sea, oppoſite to them, appear Formoſa and Tayowan ; the firſt by the Chineſes, who now poſſeſs it, call'd Talieukich ; but to the Eaſt, near the Province Chekiang are the Iſles Changque and Chenxan."

Etymology

From Spanish Quemoy, from the Postal Romanization of Hokkien 金門 /金门 (Kim-mûi), specifically the Zhangzhou Hokkien dialect.

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