west taiwan
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Japanese markets during the first half of the century gave rise to a well-organised commercial agriculture in West Taiwan, differing greatly from South China."
- "Premier Chiang Ching-kuo said October 12 that the North-South Freeway, a 373-kilometer (235-mile) artery along west Taiwan, will have to be completed on schedule by 1978."
- "Mr. Tung apparently plans to lay up 10 tankers at Penghu, an island off West Taiwan (see map, page 1)."
- "That year, members of the foundation began charity work in Taichung, West Taiwan."
- "Meanwhile, due to a lack of wind, air quality in west Taiwan was poor yesterday, the Environmental Protection Administration said. Air quality could deteriorate early this morning, triggering a “red” alert — which signals unhealthy air quality — in some parts of Yunlin, Chiayi and Tainan counties, it said."
- "The use of the term "West Taiwan" (西台灣) to mock China has steadily grown in popularity since January 2020 when President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said that Beijing needs to face the reality that Taiwan is already an independent country. At the time, netizens conjured terms such as "Mainland Taiwan," "Taiwanese Beijing," and "West Taiwan" to agitate Chinese nationalists, censors, and trolls."
Etymology
A reversal of the People's Republic of China's claim to Taiwan, possibly also a reference to the claims of the Republic of China on Taiwan to Mainland China.
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Places.