Taiwan (disambiguation)
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Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia centered on the island of the same name.
Taiwan may also refer to:
- Chinese Taipei, the name used for Taiwan when participating in some international organizations
- Free area of the Republic of China, or Taiwan Area, the territory of Republic of China not lost to the Chinese Communists
- the area covered by the Taiwan Relations Act (the island of Taiwan and the Penghu archipelago, but not the outer islands)
- Taiwan Province, Republic of China, a nominal administrative division covering much of Taiwan and the Penghu Islands
- Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China, a political designation reflecting that state's claim of sovereignty
- "Taiwan, China", a controversial term presenting Taiwan as part of "China"
- Republic of Formosa, or Taiwan Republic, the republic that existed in Taiwan in 1895
- Taiwan Prefecture, a prefecture of the Qing Dynasty between 1684 and 1887
Tai Wan ("big bay") is the name of several places in Hong Kong, including:
- Tai Wan, Hung Hom, an area in Kowloon, which includes Tai Wan Road
- Tai Wan, a beach at Tai Long Wan, Sai Kung in the east of the New Territories
- Tai Wan, a bay and village on the island of Po Toi
Other
- 2169 Taiwan, a main-belt asteroid
- ISO 3166-2:TW, a part of ISO 3166
- Taiwan Jones, an American football player
- Taiwan Jones (linebacker), an American football linebacker
- Taiwan, a Common fig cultivar from Thailand
See also
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