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• Taiwanese
  Taiwanese

  adjective

  of or relating to Taiwan or its people.
• taiwanese
  taiwanese

  adjective

  of or relating to Taiwan or its inhabitants

Taiwanese

American  

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

adjective

1. of or relating to Taiwan or its people.

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noun

• Taiwanese
  plural

1. a native or inhabitant of Taiwan.

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

taiwanese British  

/ ˌtaɪwɑːˈniːz /

adjective

1. of or relating to Taiwan or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Taiwan

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Taiwanese
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Taiwanese

Taiwan + -ese

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Example Sentences

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Taiwanese immigrant Roger Chen founded 99 Ranch Market in 1984 after noticing a gap in the American supermarket sector.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Taiwanese authorities have urged people to stay away from coasts and mountains.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

As these high-speed networking programs mostly follow a customer-consignment model, their rising revenue mix should offer upside to the Taiwanese wafer-testing provider’s overall gross margin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Taiwanese fighter jets and two Chinook helicopters carrying giant Taiwan flags flew over the capital ahead of Lai's wide-ranging speech, which also covered housing pressure and the declining population.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

As I waited, both Fischer’s group and the Taiwanese team caught and passed me.

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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