"Formosan" meaning in English

See Formosan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree English Formosa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Formosan From Formosa + -an. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|Formosa|-an|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English Formosa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Formosan [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-nus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ānus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ain", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-an", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-an", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Formosan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Formosan"> From Formosa + -an. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Formosan (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to Formosa or people of Formosa. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: Formosan termite, Formosan wood mouse Translations (of or relating to Formosa): formosalainen (Finnish), formosan (French), Formósach (Irish), Pormosyanu (Kapampangan), formosano (Portuguese)
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Noun

Forms: Formosans [plural]
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  1. An inhabitant, resident, or a person of descent from Formosa. Translations (inhabitant of Formosa): formosalainen (Finnish), Formósach [masculine] (Irish), formosano [masculine] (Portuguese)
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Inflected forms

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          "text": "A patrolman shot and killed a Formosan black bear in self defense last night, after it turned on the man who saw it attacking a dog in Hualien County’s Jhuosi Township (卓溪).[…]\nJhuosi Township Mayor Huang Pin-lun (黃品綸) announced news of the bear’s capture this morning and expressed apologies to the villagers for the fear and disruption caused by the recent bear sightings.[…]\nThe Hualien branch has been working with the Formosan Wild Sound Conservation Science Center since 2020 to monitor Formosan black bears in Jhuosi Township, branch Director Huang Chun-tse (黃群策) said.",
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        "Of or relating to Formosa or people of Formosa."
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "sense": "of or relating to Formosa",
      "word": "formosalainen"
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      "sense": "of or relating to Formosa",
      "word": "formosan"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "of or relating to Formosa",
      "word": "Formósach"
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      "sense": "of or relating to Formosa",
      "word": "Pormosyanu"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "of or relating to Formosa",
      "word": "formosano"
    }
  ],
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}

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          "text": "From his base at Amoy the Emperor Kanghi dispatched a fleet of 600 junks against Formosa. In two naval battles, on July 1 and 7, 1683, they defeated the Formosans, and occupied Penghu, one of the Pescadores Islands, forming the key of Taiwan.",
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