Formosan (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Formosan" is a kind of...):
Austronesian; Austronesian language (the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Formosan"):
Atayalic; Tayalic (a language spoken by a Malaysian people on Formosa)
Tsouic; Paiwanic (a Formosan language)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language
Example:
the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Derivation:
Formosa (an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea)