matsu

¹

[ mat-soo ]

noun

1. a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.

Matsu

²

[ mat-soo, mat-soo; Chinese mah-dzoo ]

noun

1. Wade-Giles. an island off the southeastern coast of China, in the East China Sea: controlled by Taiwan. 17 sq. mi. (44 sq. km).

Matsu

/ mætˈsuː /

noun

1. an island group in Formosa Strait, off the SE coast of mainland China: belongs to Taiwan. Pop: 9800 (2007 est). Area: 44 sq km (17 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of matsu¹

1860–65; < Japanese, earlier matu

Example Sentences

Was it really about islands named Quemoy and Matsu or the missile gap?

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Only Matsu knew that the name of her mistress's rescuer was Yoshisawa.

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Toward evening the plaintive notes which matsu mushi made at intervals made me feel unusually lonesome.

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This constant warfare with Matsu was one of the few diversions the camp afforded, and every man made much of it.

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Just as he threw down his first armful of mesquite, the accident befell the potatoes, and he waited to see what Matsu would do.

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She could get a Mexican to chop wood and carry water, but she couldn't get another cook like Matsu.

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