Formosa and Taiwan

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Formosa noun - An island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea.

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Taiwan and Formosa are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Taiwan" instead a noun "Formosa".

Taiwan noun - An island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea.

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Formosa and Taiwan are semantically related. You can use "Formosa" instead a noun "Taiwan".

The Formosa Resolution, which promises Taiwan that America will provide military defense against Red China, was passed in 1955 and continues to this day.

Source: Useful Notes / Dwight D. Eisenhower aka: Dwight Eisenhower

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