Tayouan

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A form of Taiwan — A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands. Official name: Republic of China. Capital: Taipei.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative spelling of Taiwan.

    Near the Coaſt of the Province of Fokien lie Quemuy and Eymuy : Further off at Sea, oppoſite to them, appear Formoſa and Tayowan ; the firſt by the Chineſes, who now poſſeſs it, call'd Talieukich ; but to the Eaſt, near the Province Chekiang are the Iſles Changque and Chenxan.

    [1671, Arnoldus Montanus, translated by John Ogilby, Atlas Chinensis, London: Tho. Johnson, translation of original in Dutch, →OCLC, page 468

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Taoyuan
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Tayouan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tayouan

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“Tayouan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tayouan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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