Formosa

/ fɔːˈməʊsə /

noun

Formosa, a large island in the Chinese sea, almost wholly inundated by volcanic agency, during a storm.

In the head, described in the opening of this chapter, at Santa Maria Formosa, the teeth are represented as decayed.

He set sail again, but was driven ashore on the Island of Formosa and never reached Tonkin.

As a result Japan received at the conclusion of peace in 1895 Formosa, a huge indemnity, and independence was granted to Korea.

More marines were later landed, and still more were reported to be coming via Formosa.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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