Taiwanese

American  

[tahy-wah-neez, -nees] / ˌtaɪ wɑˈniz, -ˈnis /

adjective

1. of or relating to Taiwan or its people.

---

noun

plural

Taiwanese

1. a native or inhabitant of Taiwan.

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

Etymology

Origin of Taiwanese

Taiwan + -ese

Example Sentences

The dollar also weakened against other Asian currencies such as the South Korean won and Taiwanese dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal

Friday on the East Coast, or Saturday morning in the Taiwanese city of Taipei.

From The Wall Street Journal

Taiwanese military investigators, law-enforcement authorities and prosecutors interviewed for this article described a trend in China’s effort: the increasing use of messaging apps and online loan offers to target low-ranking members of Taiwan’s armed forces.

From The Wall Street Journal

One area that was exempted, however, was semiconductor chips -- a critical sector dominated by Taiwanese tech giant TSMC.

From Barron's

His passengers were a man and a woman, both Taiwanese.

From BBC