We went by way of Taiwan.
Source: tatoeba (249041)
Taiwan
/ˌtaɪ̯ˈwɑn/
Synonyms for "taiwan" (5 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: formosa, island of taiwan, republic of china, roc, taiwanese polity.
- Sentence evidence is available for taiwan, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "taiwan".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "taiwan"
Keep "taiwan" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "taiwan" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "taiwan", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "taiwan" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
86 translations across 55 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- Taiwan name (East Asian island)
Asturian
1 entries- Taiwán name (East Asian island)
Belarusian
2 entries- Тайва́нь name (East Asian island)
- Фармо́за name (East Asian island)
Bulgarian
2 entries- Тайва́н name (East Asian island)
- Формо́за name (East Asian island)
Catalan
1 entries- Taiwan name (East Asian island)
Chinese
3 entries- Тэван name (East Asian island)
- 寶島 /宝岛 name (East Asian island)
- 臺灣 /台灣 /台湾 name (East Asian island)
Chinese Cantonese
3 entries- 寶島 /宝岛 name (East Asian island)
- 東番 /东番 name (East Asian island)
- 臺灣 /台灣 /台湾 name (East Asian island)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 寶島 /宝岛 name (East Asian island)
- 東番 /东番 name (East Asian island)
- 福爾摩沙 /福尔摩沙 name (East Asian island)
- 臺灣 /台灣 /台湾 name (East Asian island)
Czech
2 entries- Taiwan name (East Asian island)
- Tchaj-wan name (East Asian island)
Dari
1 entries- تَایْوَان name (East Asian island)
Dutch
1 entries- Formosa name (East Asian island)
Dzongkha
1 entries- ཏའི་ཝཱན་ name (East Asian island)
Eastern Min Chinese
1 entries- 臺灣 /台灣 /台湾 name (East Asian island)
Esperanto
1 entries- Formozo name (East Asian island)
Finnish
1 entries- Formosa name (East Asian island)
French
1 entries- Formose name (East Asian island)
German
1 entries- Formosa name (East Asian island)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 臺灣 /台灣 /台湾 name (East Asian island)
Hindi
3 entries- टाइवान name (East Asian island)
- ताइवान name (East Asian island)
- तैवान name (East Asian island)
Hungarian
1 entries- Tajvan name (East Asian island)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- تایْوان name (East Asian island)
Irish
1 entries- Formósa name (East Asian island)
Japanese
3 entries- フォルモサ name (East Asian island)
- 台湾 name (East Asian island)
- 高砂 name (East Asian island)
Khmer
1 entries- តៃវ៉ាន់ name (East Asian island)
Korean
3 entries- 대만 name (East Asian island)
- 타이완 name (East Asian island)
- 포르모자 name (East Asian island)
Latin
2 entries- Formosa name (East Asian island)
- Taivania name (East Asian island)
Latvian
1 entries- Taivāna name (East Asian island)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Taivanas name (East Asian island)
Macedonian
2 entries- Та́јван name (East Asian island)
- Формо́за name (East Asian island)
Manchu
1 entries- ᡨᠠᡳᠸᠠᠨ name (East Asian island)
Marathi
1 entries- फोर्मोजा name (East Asian island)
Mongolian
2 entries- Тайвань name (East Asian island)
- ᠲᠠᠶᠢᠪᠤᠩ name (East Asian island)
Māori
1 entries- Taiwana name (East Asian island)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- Taiwan name (East Asian island)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- Taiwan name (East Asian island)
Paiwan
1 entries- Taivang name (East Asian island)
Pashto
1 entries- تايوان name (East Asian island)
Polish
2 entries- Formoza name (East Asian island)
- Tajwan name (East Asian island)
Portuguese
3 entries- Formosa name (East Asian island)
- Ilha Formosa name (East Asian island)
- Taiwan name (East Asian island)
Romanian
3 entries- Formosa name (East Asian island)
- Taivan name (East Asian island)
- Taiwan name (East Asian island)
Russian
2 entries- Тайва́нь name (East Asian island)
- Формо́за name (East Asian island)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Tȁjvān name (East Asian island)
- Та̏јва̄н name (East Asian island)
Sinhalese
1 entries- තායිවානය name (East Asian island)
Slovak
1 entries- Taiwan name (East Asian island)
Slovene
1 entries- Tájvan name (East Asian island)
Swedish
2 entries- Formosa name (East Asian island)
- Taiwan name (East Asian island)
Tagalog
2 entries- Pormosa name (East Asian island)
- Taiwan name (East Asian island)
Tajik
1 entries- Тайван name (East Asian island)
Tamil
1 entries- தைவான் name (East Asian island)
Thai
1 entries- ไต้หวัน name (East Asian island)
Turkish
2 entries- Formoza name (East Asian island)
- Tayvan name (East Asian island)
Ukrainian
3 entries- Тайва́н name (East Asian island)
- Тайва́нь name (East Asian island)
- Формо́за name (East Asian island)
Urdu
1 entries- تائِیوان name (East Asian island)
Vietnamese
1 entries- Đài Loan name (East Asian island)
Wu Chinese
1 entries- 臺灣 /台灣 /台湾 name (East Asian island)
Sample sentences
41 total sentences available.
While I was in Taiwan, I made friends with him.
Source: tatoeba (275465)
Taiwan was far from being any kind of economic miracle in the 1950s.
Source: tatoeba (275466)
The dishes were manufactured in Taiwan.
Source: tatoeba (681421)
Showing 4 of 41 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "taiwan"?
Closest matches include formosa, island of taiwan, republic of china, roc, taiwanese polity.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "taiwan"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.