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Pescadores

American  
[pes-kuh-dawr-is, -eez, -dohr-] / ˌpɛs kəˈdɔr ɪs, -iz, -ˈdoʊr- /

noun

  1. (used with a plural verb) Penghu.


Pescadores British  
/ ˌpɛskəˈdɔːrɪz /

plural noun

  1. Chinese names: Penghu.   P'eng-hu.  a group of 64 islands in Formosa Strait, separated from Taiwan (to which it belongs) by the Pescadores Channel. Pop: 91 950 (2007 est). Area: 127 sq km (49 sq miles)

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But the four deportees who spoke to BBC News Mundo in Los Pescadores have denied any links with the Tren de Aragua.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

The storm plowed into the eastern province of Fujian on Friday morning after bringing heavy rains and gale-force winds to parts of Taiwan, especially the Penghu island group, also known as the Pescadores.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Miguel Ramirez, a fisherman working for Sernanp and making daily trips to Isla Pescadores, said they are finding more dead birds every day.

From Reuters • Feb. 10, 2022

After the second world war, Japan renounced Taiwan and the Pescadores islands in accordance with Article 2 of the San Francisco peace treaty of 1951, but this did not include the Senkaku Islands.

From Economist • Oct. 4, 2012

The man who had lowered Arithelli from the window of the house in the Calle de Pescadores, made his way first to where Arithelli lay and stood beside her.

From The Hippodrome by Hayward, Rachel

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