Taiwanese
[tahy-wah-neez, -nees]
- of or relating to Taiwan or its people.
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Origin of Taiwanese
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Examples from the Web for taiwanese
Contemporary Examples
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 SenateLinda Killian
September 16, 2014
She also shoots a Taiwanese man on an operating table—his wound is going to be fatal anyway, her health is more important.
In some cases, it is through violence toward wholly innocent members of the Taiwanese population.
In a recent example of unprecedented barbarism, pirates severed the hand of a Taiwanese fishing captain as a negotiation tactic.
There are now so many Taiwanese men with Vietnamese wives that a little Saigon exists outside Taipei.
Historical Examples
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
Taiwanese
- of or relating to Taiwan or its inhabitants
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- a native or inhabitant of Taiwan
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