Taiwanese

[ tahy-wah-neez, -nees ]

/ ˌtaɪ wɑˈniz, -ˈnis /

adjective

of or relating to Taiwan or its people.

noun, plural Tai·wan·ese for 2.

a native or inhabitant of Taiwan.

the Chinese language of Taiwan, a member of the Min group.

Origin of Taiwanese

Taiwan + -ese

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Examples from the Web for taiwanese

The son of Taiwanese immigrants, he grew up in California and earned his PhD in neuroscience at Stanford.
Meet the One Numbers-Cruncher Who Foresees Democrats Holding the Senate|Linda Killian|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She also shoots a Taiwanese man on an operating table—his wound is going to be fatal anyway, her health is more important.
Scarlett Johansson Vs. the Faceless Men of Color|Teo Bugbee|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In some cases, it is through violence toward wholly innocent members of the Taiwanese population.
Scarlett Johansson Vs. the Faceless Men of Color|Teo Bugbee|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a recent example of unprecedented barbarism, pirates severed the hand of a Taiwanese fishing captain as a negotiation tactic.
Somalia Pirates Adopt Troubling New Tactics|Jay Bahadur, Venetia Archer|January 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST

There are now so many Taiwanese men with Vietnamese wives that a little Saigon exists outside Taipei.
Asia’s 163 Million Missing Girls|Eleanor Clift|June 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In the beginning few Taiwanese qualified as teachers because, under Japanese rule, Japanese had been the medium of instruction.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]|Wolfram Eberhard
For the generation in school today, the difference between mainlander and Taiwanese has lost its importance.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]|Wolfram Eberhard

British Dictionary definitions for taiwanese

Taiwanese

/ (ˌtaɪwɑːˈniːz) /

adjective

of or relating to Taiwan or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Taiwan

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