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US
/fɔɹˈmoʊsə/
]
NOUN
- an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea
How To Use Formosa In A Sentence
- As much as the Formosan exasperated him, Man could not help being fascinated by the story of his life. MAN'S LOVING FAMILY
- With encouragement from Formosan Chinese … the trustees have for several months conducted a drive to collect petitions for transfer to Formosa. How Wars end
- He found that parasitism of whiteflies by E. formosa was the same under both standard and UV-blocking films.
- The separation and military training of males was bolstered by another general feature of Formosan Austronesian culture: a culture of intervillage warfare. How Taiwan Became Chinese
- It therefore has a certain candour which was a little lacking from Formosa after August 23. Chinese Nationalism Old and New
- Flying in the lower level of trees are the colorful Muller's barbet, and the Formosan bulbul, both of which are endemic to Taiwan.
- Miller DJ (1992) Genomes of diploblastic organisms contain homeoboxes: sequence of eveC, an even-skipped homologue from the cnidarian Acropora formosa. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- I was a bit nervous at first, because of the stories I had heard from the POWs about some of the Formosan guards and how they treated the POWs in those days. The Story of the Taiwan POW's
- He had heard tales almost as outlandish as the Formosan 's before - and seen them proved true. MAN'S LOVING FAMILY
- Ennius in Menelippe adviseth thee as a friend to take statam formam, si vis habere incolumem pudicitiam, one of a middle size, neither too fair nor too foul, [6270] Nec formosa magis quam mihi casta placet, with old Cato, though fit let her beauty be, neque lectissima, neque illiberalis, between both. Anatomy of Melancholy