The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa (from Portuguese (Ilha) Formosa, meaning "beautiful (island)") (Wikipedia) so Taiwan also called Formosa
Way back Taiwan used to be called "Formosa."
Chinese tipea The name of the main island of Taiwan is "Formosa"
The Republic of China.
Taiwan has been called Formosa.
For some decades the island of Taiwan was called Formosa by Europeans.
When the Portuguese first saw Taiwan, they called it "Formosa". wich means " beautiful island" that's the first name that Taiwan has. Then the aborigines called it "dayuen" which became " Taiwan"
currency in Taiwan is called the Taiwan dollar.
Taiwan is a Chinese word. It has no meaning in Hebrew other than the name of the country.
One PC company based in Taiwan is called Micro Star International.
Formosa, the name given it as a colony of the Netherlands from 1624 to 1662. In 1544, a Portuguese ship sighted the main island of Taiwan and dubbed it "Ilha Formosa", which means "Beautiful Island." It was occupied only by indigenous aborigines. In 1624, the Dutch established a commercial base on Taiwan.
they fled to the island of Taiwan, where they established the Republic of China.
Taiwan is not called Chinese Taipei, except for participation during the Olympic Games. Otherwise, it's still known as Taiwan. The name Chinese Taipei is being used because China doesn't want Taiwan to participate as a sovereign country, and the name Chinese Taipei satisfy the Chinese authority because it alludes to Taiwan being part of China.