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Pescadores

Today it means: An archipelago in the Taiwan Strait; synonymous with Penghu County, Taiwan (ROC). Full definition →

Portuguese Ilhas Pescadores

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English todayPescadores

From the Portuguese Ilhas Pescadores ("fishermen's islands").

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