1. (noun)Taiwan, China, Nationalist China, Republic of China a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong Synonyms: mainlandChina, chinaware
2. (noun)Taiwan, Formosa an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea