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"ref": "1946, “Japanese Colonies (Before surrender in 1945)”, in Lewis Copeland, editor, The Handy Encyclopedia Of Useful Information, Philadelphia: Blakiston Company, page 147",
"text": "Formosa (Taiwan) is an island located about 200 miles north of the Philippine Islands, and separated from the southeastern coast of China by Taiwan Strait.",
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"ref": "1971 [1964 January 18], Lyndon Johnson, “Letter to Chairman Khrushchev”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 602",
"text": "This Nation, which has fundamental commitments to the Republic of China, has for many years sought the renunciation of force in the Taiwan Strait.",
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"ref": "1973 September 23, “Porcelain kilns are booming”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIV, number 37, Taipei, page 2",
"text": "Kinmen now supplies fully a third of Taiwan’s kaolin and feldspar need. A total of 40,000 tons of kaolin and 4,200 tons of feldspar will be shipped across the Taiwan Strait this year.",
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"ref": "[1974, Stephan Feuchtwang, “City Temples in Taipei Under Three Regimes”, in Mark Elvin, G. William Skinner, editors, The Chinese City Between Two Worlds, Stanford, Cali.: Stanford University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 264",
"text": "Taipei lies on the east bank of the Tan-shui river between the mouths of two of its tributaries, the Hsin-tien and the Chi-lung. These rivers drain a fertile and humid basin surrounded by mountains on all sides but the northwest, where the Tan-shui flows into the Taiwan Straits facing the mainland.]",
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"ref": "1977, Selig S. Harrison, China, Oil and Asia: Conflict Ahead?, New York: Columbia University Press, page 1",
"text": "It was New Year's Eve, and the eighteen American officials who had hurriedly gathered in the State Department Operations Room on 31 December 1970, were still sharply divided after four hours of discussion.¹ The issue was what, if anything, the Seventh Fleet should do in the event of Chinese naval action against the U.S. seismic survey vessels then beginning to explore for oil in disputed waters of the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, and the Yellow Sea.",
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"ref": "2005, Bill Clinton, My Life, volume II, New York: Vintage Books, page 314",
"text": "China liked the Taiwanese investment, but could not agree to give up its claim to sovereignty over the island; finding the right balance between economic pragmatism and aggressive nationalism was a constant challenge for China's leaders, especially during election season in Taiwan. I thought China had gone too far with the missile tests, and quickly, but without fanfare, I ordered a carrier group from the U.S. Navy's Pacific fleet to sail to the Taiwan Strait. The crisis passed.",
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"word": "Black Ditch"
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"word": "Formosa Strait"
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"word": "Strait of Fokien"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Straat van Taiwan"
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Ngushtica e Tajvanit"
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "maḍīq tāywān",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "مَضِيق تَايْوَان"
},
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "Tʻayvani neġucʻ",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Թայվանի նեղուց"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Tayvan boğazı"
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"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Taiwango itsasartea"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "Tajvanski praliŭ",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"word": "Тайванскі праліў"
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"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "taiōẇan pronali",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "তাইওয়ান প্রণালী"
},
{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Strizh-mor Taiwan"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "Tajvanski protok",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Тайвански проток"
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"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "htuing-wam-relakkra",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "ထိုင်ဝမ်ရေလက်ကြာ"
},
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
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"word": "estret de Taiwan"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "臺灣海峽"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Táiwān hǎixiá",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "台湾海峡"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "臺海"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Táihǎi",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "台海"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Tchajwanský průliv"
},
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Taiwanstrædet"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Formosastrædet"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Fukienstrædet"
},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Straat van Taiwan"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
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"word": "Straat Formosa"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Tajvana Markolo"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Taiwani väin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Taiwaninsalmi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "détroit de Taïwan"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "détroit de Formose"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Estreito de Taiwan"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Estreito de Formosa"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ṭaivanis sruṭe",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "ტაივანის სრუტე"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Formosastraße"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Taiwanstraße"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "Stenó tis Taïván",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Στενό της Ταϊβάν"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "Stenó tis Formózas",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Στενό της Φορμόζας"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "metzar tayvan",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מצר טאיוואן"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "tāīvān jalsandhi",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "ताईवान जलसन्धि"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Tajvani-szoros"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Selat Taiwan"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Caolas na Téaváine"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stretto di Formosa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stretto di Taiwan"
},
{
"alt": "たいわんかいきょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "Taiwan-kaikyō",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "台湾海峡"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "Taivan būğazy",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Тайвань бұғазы"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "chrɑɑk tayvan",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "ច្រកតៃវ៉ាន់"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "Daeman haehyeop",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "대만 해협"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "Tayvan kısıgı",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Тайвань кысыгы"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "sǭng khǣp tai wan",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "ຊ່ອງແຄບໄຕ້ຫວັນ"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Taivānas šaurums"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Formozas šaurums"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Taivano sąsiauris"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Formozos sąsiauris"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "Tajvanski Protok",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Тајвански Проток"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Selat Taiwan"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "tayvāṉ kaṭaliṭukkŭ",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "തയ്വാൻ കടലിടുക്ക്"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Istrett tat-Tajwan"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "taivān sāmudradhunī",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "तैवान सामुद्रधुनी"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Taiwanstredet"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Formosastredet"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Taiwansundet"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Formosasundet"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tange-ye tâyvân",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "تنگه تایوان"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Cieśnina Tajwańska"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Estreito de Taiwan"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Estreito de Formosa"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "tāīvān paṇjoṛ",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "ਤਾਈਵਾਨ ਪਣਜੋੜ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Strâmtoarea Taiwan"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Strâmtoarea Formosa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Tajvánʹskij prolív",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Тайва́ньский проли́в"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Тајвански мореуз"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Тајвански тјеснац"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Tajvanski moreuz"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Tajvanski tjesnac"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Taiwanský prieliv"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Tajvanska ožina"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estrecho de Taiwán"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estrecho de Formosa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Taiwansundet"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Formosasundet"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Kipot ng Taiwan"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "taivāṉ nīriṇai",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "தைவான் நீரிணை"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "taivān jalasandhi",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "తైవాన్ జలసంధి"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "chôngkae bor dtâiwăn",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "ช่องแคบไต้หวัน"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Tayvan Boğazı"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "Tajvansʹka protoka",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Тайванська протока"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"code": "cy",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"code": "fy",
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"ref": "1946, “Japanese Colonies (Before surrender in 1945)”, in Lewis Copeland, editor, The Handy Encyclopedia Of Useful Information, Philadelphia: Blakiston Company, page 147",
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"ref": "1971 [1964 January 18], Lyndon Johnson, “Letter to Chairman Khrushchev”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 602",
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{
"ref": "1973 September 23, “Porcelain kilns are booming”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIV, number 37, Taipei, page 2",
"text": "Kinmen now supplies fully a third of Taiwan’s kaolin and feldspar need. A total of 40,000 tons of kaolin and 4,200 tons of feldspar will be shipped across the Taiwan Strait this year.",
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"ref": "[1974, Stephan Feuchtwang, “City Temples in Taipei Under Three Regimes”, in Mark Elvin, G. William Skinner, editors, The Chinese City Between Two Worlds, Stanford, Cali.: Stanford University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 264",
"text": "Taipei lies on the east bank of the Tan-shui river between the mouths of two of its tributaries, the Hsin-tien and the Chi-lung. These rivers drain a fertile and humid basin surrounded by mountains on all sides but the northwest, where the Tan-shui flows into the Taiwan Straits facing the mainland.]",
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"ref": "1977, Selig S. Harrison, China, Oil and Asia: Conflict Ahead?, New York: Columbia University Press, page 1",
"text": "It was New Year's Eve, and the eighteen American officials who had hurriedly gathered in the State Department Operations Room on 31 December 1970, were still sharply divided after four hours of discussion.¹ The issue was what, if anything, the Seventh Fleet should do in the event of Chinese naval action against the U.S. seismic survey vessels then beginning to explore for oil in disputed waters of the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, and the Yellow Sea.",
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"ref": "2005, Bill Clinton, My Life, volume II, New York: Vintage Books, page 314",
"text": "China liked the Taiwanese investment, but could not agree to give up its claim to sovereignty over the island; finding the right balance between economic pragmatism and aggressive nationalism was a constant challenge for China's leaders, especially during election season in Taiwan. I thought China had gone too far with the missile tests, and quickly, but without fanfare, I ordered a carrier group from the U.S. Navy's Pacific fleet to sail to the Taiwan Strait. The crisis passed.",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"word": "Թայվանի նեղուց"
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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},
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"code": "br",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"code": "bg",
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"code": "my",
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"roman": "htuing-wam-relakkra",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "ထိုင်ဝမ်ရေလက်ကြာ"
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"code": "ca",
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"code": "da",
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"code": "da",
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"code": "da",
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"code": "nl",
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"code": "nl",
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Taiwani väin"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"word": "détroit de Taïwan"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"masculine"
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"word": "détroit de Formose"
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{
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "Estreito de Taiwan"
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{
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "Estreito de Formosa"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ṭaivanis sruṭe",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "ტაივანის სრუტე"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Taiwanstraße"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "Stenó tis Taïván",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Στενό της Ταϊβάν"
},
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "Stenó tis Formózas",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Στενό της Φορμόζας"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "metzar tayvan",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מצר טאיוואן"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "tāīvān jalsandhi",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "ताईवान जलसन्धि"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Tajvani-szoros"
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{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Selat Taiwan"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Caolas na Téaváine"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stretto di Formosa"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stretto di Taiwan"
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{
"alt": "たいわんかいきょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "Taiwan-kaikyō",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "台湾海峡"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "Taivan būğazy",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Тайвань бұғазы"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "chrɑɑk tayvan",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "ច្រកតៃវ៉ាន់"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "Daeman haehyeop",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "대만 해협"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "Tayvan kısıgı",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Тайвань кысыгы"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "sǭng khǣp tai wan",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "ຊ່ອງແຄບໄຕ້ຫວັນ"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Taivānas šaurums"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Formozas šaurums"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Taivano sąsiauris"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Formozos sąsiauris"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "Tajvanski Protok",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Тајвански Проток"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Selat Taiwan"
},
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"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "tayvāṉ kaṭaliṭukkŭ",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "തയ്വാൻ കടലിടുക്ക്"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Istrett tat-Tajwan"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "taivān sāmudradhunī",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "तैवान सामुद्रधुनी"
},
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Taiwanstredet"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Taiwansundet"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Formosasundet"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tange-ye tâyvân",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "تنگه تایوان"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Cieśnina Tajwańska"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Estreito de Taiwan"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Estreito de Formosa"
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{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "tāīvān paṇjoṛ",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "ਤਾਈਵਾਨ ਪਣਜੋੜ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Strâmtoarea Taiwan"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
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],
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "Tajvánʹskij prolív",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Тайва́ньский проли́в"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Тајвански мореуз"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Тајвански тјеснац"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
"word": "Tajvanski moreuz"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Tajvanski tjesnac"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Taiwanský prieliv"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Tajvanska ožina"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estrecho de Taiwán"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estrecho de Formosa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Taiwansundet"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Formosasundet"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Kipot ng Taiwan"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "taivāṉ nīriṇai",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "தைவான் நீரிணை"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "taivān jalasandhi",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "తైవాన్ జలసంధి"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "chôngkae bor dtâiwăn",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "ช่องแคบไต้หวัน"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Tayvan Boğazı"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "Tajvansʹka protoka",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Тайванська протока"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Tayvan boʻgʻozi"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "eo biển Đài Loan"
},
{
"code": "cy",
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"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Culfor Taiwan"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan",
"word": "Strjitte fan Taiwan"
}
],
"word": "Taiwan Strait"
}
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