Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taïwan

/tˈaɪwˈɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tai-wan
IPA: /tˈaɪwˈɑn/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Taiwan.

Example Sentences

"Taïwan is the largest producer of first quality preserved mushrooms in the world. The second largest producer is France."
"The final 1.08 BIOS version (not a beta!!) for the TX97 MoBo series is now available on the Asus Taïwan FTP site."
"I'll be available through my AOL mailbox during the trip to Taïwan."
"Taïwan is not part of the United-Nations for historical reasons, since China took the place of its reprentatives in the United-Nations. Taïwan is not a recognized state. The Taïwanese flag does not have international recognition."

Etymology

From French Taïwan, from Mandarin Chinese.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Taïwan, -

Derived Forms

Taïwanese

Rhymes With

c'mon conn. dénouement luján yüan bâton bön hàn irân irān īrān îrân

Questions

How do you pronounce taïwan?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈaɪwˈɑn/.
What does taïwan mean?: Alternative form of Taiwan.
Where does taïwan come from?: It is traced to French.

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