Taiwanese
adjective
of or relating to Taiwan or its people.
taiwanese
British
/ ˌtaɪwɑːˈniːz /
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Taiwanese
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Taiwanese investigators said Wednesday they have raided dozens of locations as part of a probe into 17 Chinese-funded companies suspected of trying to "illegally" poach Taiwan's high-tech talent to erode the island's competitive edge.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Growing up in the San Gabriel Valley with her parents, both Taiwanese immigrants, Wang remembers regularly attending First Chinese Baptist Church on Yale Street with her family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Hundreds of Taiwanese citizens began examining LiDAR profile images and helping the researchers eliminate tens of thousands of false candidates.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Gen. Sun Li-fang, a spokesman for the Taiwanese military, on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
All told, five members of the Taiwanese team—two with severe frostbite and one already dead—were plucked from McKinley by chopper.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Like so many talented young taiwanese, Yuan T. Lee came to the U.S. to study, and then to stay.
From Time Magazine Archive
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