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Formosa
Formosa. So-called by the Portuguese who visited it in 1590 (Port. formosa, beautiful), this island off the China coast, with a five-million population, had been ceded to Japan by China in 1895. At the start of the China incident the Japanese launched attacks against the Chinese mainland from it, and on US air bases on Luzon (see Clark Field) at the start of the first Philippines campaign in December 1941. At the Cairo conference in November 1943 (see SEXTANT) it was pronounced that the island had been stolen from China and would be returned to it, which it was.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Formosa." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Formosa." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Formosa.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Formosa." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Formosa.html |
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Formosa
Formosa former name for Taiwan, an island off the south-east coast of China where the Nationalist Chinese State was set up by Chiang Kai-shek in 1949; the name is from Portuguese and means ‘beautiful’. The literary impostor George Psalmanazar (1679?–1763) presented himself as a native of Formosa, compiling a catechism in its supposed language.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Formosa." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Formosa." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Formosa.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Formosa." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Formosa.html |
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Formosa
Formosa, Argentina, Brazil, Guinea‐Bissau, South Africa ‘Beautiful’ in Portuguese. A province and a town in Argentina, a town in Brazil, an island off Guinea‐Bissau, and a peak in Western Cape, South Africa. See Taiwan.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Formosa." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Formosa." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Formosa.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Formosa." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Formosa.html |
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Formosa
Formosa province (1991 pop. 404,367), 27,825 sq mi (72,067 sq km), N Argentina. The city of Formosa is the capital. |
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"Formosa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Formosa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Formos-Ar.html "Formosa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Formos-Ar.html |
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Formosa
Formosa see Taiwan . |
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"Formosa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Formosa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Formos-Ta.html "Formosa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Formos-Ta.html |
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Formosa
Formosa See Taiwan
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"Formosa." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Formosa." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Formosa.html "Formosa." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Formosa.html |
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Formosa
Formosa
•anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, curiosa, Formosa, grocer, samosa, Via Dolorosa
•coaxer, hoaxer
•greengrocer
•rejoicer, voicer
•Abu Musa, Appaloosa, babirusa, inducer, introducer, juicer, producer, reducer, rusa, seducer, sprucer, traducer
•discusser, fusser, trusser
•propulsor, Tulsa, ulcer
•oncer • conveyancer • piercer
•influencer • Odense • balancer
•silencer • grimacer • trespasser
•harasser • remembrancer
•licenser, licensor
•traverser • canvasser • sequencer
•bursar, converser, curser, cursor, disburser, mercer, purser, rehearser, reverser, vice versa
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"Formosa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Formosa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Formosa.html "Formosa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Formosa.html |
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