See also: Taivānā

Latvian

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 Taivāna on Latvian Wikipedia
 Taivānas sala on Latvian Wikipedia
 
Taivāna (Āzijā)
 
Taivānas karogs

Etymology

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Via other European languages, ultimately from Mandarin 臺灣 / 台湾 (Táiwān) and possibly Japanese 臺灣(たいわん) (taiwan), both from Literary Chinese 臺灣, from Hokkien 大員 (Tāi-oân), 大圓, 臺員, 大灣, 臺灣, etc., a placename initially referring to a sandbank peninsula that later silted up now wholly part of the island in the area of modern-day Anping District, Tainan, and eventually became the name of the entire island. The original placename itself was likely originally a loanword transcription from possibly Siraya.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Taivāna f (4th declension)

  1. Taiwan (a country in Far East, Asia; capital: Taipei)
    Taivānas karogsthe flag of Taiwan
    Ķīnas republika Taivānāthe Chinese republic in Taiwan
    šobrīd Taivānas suverenitāti atzīst tikai 23 valstiscurrently only 23 countries recognize the sovereignty of Taiwan
  2. Taiwan (the island where the country of Taiwan is located)
    Taivānas salathe island of Taiwan

Declension

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Synonyms

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See also

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