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PRONUNCIATION OF FORMOSA STRAIT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORMOSA STRAIT

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Formosa Strait is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORMOSA STRAIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Taiwan Strait

The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait, formerly known as the Black Ditch, is a 180 kilometres wide strait separating the island of Taiwan from the Asian mainland. The strait connects the South China Sea to the East China Sea. The narrowest part is 130 km wide.

Definition of Formosa Strait in the English dictionary

The definition of Formosa Strait in the dictionary is an arm of the Pacific between Taiwan and mainland China, linking the East and South China Seas Also called: Taiwan Strait.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORMOSA STRAIT

Formosa
Formosan
formula
formula milk
Formula One

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORMOSA STRAIT

Bass Strait
Bering Strait
character trait
Cook Strait
Davis Strait
Denmark Strait
distrait
extrait
Hudson Strait
Korea Strait
krait
Menai Strait
Palk Strait
portrait
self-portrait
strait
studio portrait
Sunda Strait
Taiwan Strait
Torres Strait
trait

Synonyms and antonyms of Formosa Strait in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Formosa Strait» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORMOSA STRAIT

Find out the translation of Formosa Strait to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Formosa Strait from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Formosa Strait» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

台湾海峡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Formosa Estrecho
570 millions of speakers

English

Formosa Strait
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Formosa स्ट्रेट
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مضيق فورموزا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Формоза пролив
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Formosa Estreito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফরমোসা স্ট্রেইট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détroit de Formose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selat Formosa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Formosa -Straße
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フォルモサ海峡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대만 해협
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Selat Formosa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

eo biển Formosa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃபார்மோசா ஸ்ட்ரைட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉर्मोसा स्ट्रेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Formosa Boğazı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Formosa Strait
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Formosa Strait
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Формоза протоку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Strâmtoarea Formosa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Formosa Strait
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Formosa Straat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Formosa Strait
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Formosa -stredet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Formosa Strait

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORMOSA STRAIT»

The term «Formosa Strait» is normally little used and occupies the 140.157 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORMOSA STRAIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Formosa Strait

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORMOSA STRAIT»

Discover the use of Formosa Strait in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Formosa Strait and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The China sea directory
PASSAGES ACROSS FORMOSA STRAIT. 47 slant, but generally lost the wind. A weather tide was occasionally felt when near the shore in the Formosa channel.* See also directions, p. 150. Although the constant adverse current makes this a ...
Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept, 1884
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Truman, MacArthur and the Korean War: June 1950-July 1951
To prevent that, he had ordered the Seventh Fleet into the Formosa Strait. It also would stop all air and sea operations from Formosa against Red China. In addition, he would increase military assistance to the anticommunist forces in the  ...
Dennis D. Wainstock, 2013
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(1894) & supplement (1901). Ed. 3
16. There is a typhoon in the Northern part of the China sea. 17. „ ,, South of Formosa strait. 18. „ ,, East of Formosa. 19. ,, in the Formosa strait. 20 ., „ North of Formosa. 21. „ „ in the neighbourhood of Ning po. 22. „ „ South-east of Shaughai. 23.
Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept, 1894
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Cruise Travel
... and the Summer Palace Qinhuangdao (Beijing) Yantai, China cruise Yellow Sea Shanghai, China Shanghai (Wuxi, Suzhou) escorted tour toeither of these exquisite "garden cities" cruise Formosa Strait Hong Kong China/Japan Showcase ...
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LIFE
The weather in Formosa Strait , which is subj ect to frequent overcasts, is a theoretical aid to the Communists. But U.S. naval superiority — barring full-scale intervention by Russian submarines — and Formosa-based radar tend to cancel out ...
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Three Years Aboard A Navy Destroyer
The American Navy constantly patrolled the Formosa Strait, the strip of ocean between southeast China and Formosa, back in the 1950's to discourage the Communist Chinese from invading Formosa. The task of patrolling the Formosa Strait ...
Otis Ted Holly, 2011
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Escape from the Deep: An Epic Story of Courage and Survival ...
Haws, Buck, 212 Haws, Glen, 124–125, 212 Haws, Myhrl, 124 Heubeck, John background, 32 Formosa Strait trip, 34 medals, 204 Tang hit/sinking and, 73, 74– 75 Hirohito, Emperor, 181–182 Hiroshima, 180 H.M.S. Strategem, 165 Honolulu  ...
Alex Kershaw, 2009
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Prostar Sailing Directions 2006 Pacific Ocean and Southeast ...
During October through March the general flow in the open sea is W. The current flows SW through Formosa Strait, along dIe coast of China to Hai-Nan Too. and W to Vietnam. Along the W coast of Luzon and in Luzon Strait, the current flows N  ...
‎2006
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Automatic Speech Recognition: The Development of the SPHINX ...
... eisenhower going None: what speed is eisenhower going Correct: define an alert for the formosa strait Bigram: define an alert for the formosa strait Word-pair: define an alert for the formosa strait None: defining all aren't for the formosa strait  ...
Kai-Fu Lee, 1989
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SSN: A Strategy Guide to Submarine Warfare
As Cheyenne approached the southern entrance to the Formosa Strait, the communicator came to the control room to deliver a message to Mack. “Captain, we just received an ELF message from Nimitz asking us to come to communications ...
Tom Clancy, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORMOSA STRAIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Formosa Strait is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tropical Storm 10W (Linfa), # 16
Joint Typhoon Warning Center still shows Linfa tracking slowly north toward Taiwan and is forecast to enter the Formosa Strait early Saturday ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
2
Tropical Storm 10W (Linfa), # 13 FINAL
Joint Typhoon Warning Center still shows Linfa tracking slowly north toward Taiwan and is forecast to enter the Formosa Strait early Saturday ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
3
Our History: Relic of lost submarine coming home
Gunner's Mate James Milton White, 29, of Springhill, Oct. 25, 1944, USS Tang, sunk in Formosa Strait. Information sought. Historians still hope ... «Shreveport Times, Jun 15»
4
Pharmaceuticals and biotech a backdrop to China-Taiwan economic …
Since the Kuomintang government of Chiang Kai-shek fled 100 miles across the Formosa Strait to the island later named Taiwan after World ... «FiercePharma, Jan 15»
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Navigating the Black Ditch: Risks in the Taiwan Strait
The first, 'The Formosa Strait', comes from the former Portuguese name for Taiwan, the ilha formosa or 'beautiful isle'. The origins of this name ... «CIMSEC, Dec 14»
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Conner, Howard Emmett
In 1948, he enlisted in the Navy and served on the USS Keppler DD-765, patrolling the Formosa Strait as part of the 7th fleet until 1952. «Madison.com, Nov 14»
7
They Built That — On Minimum Wage
Just 110 miles away across the Formosa Strait on the mainland of China (officially called The People's Republic of China), the wages are a lot, ... «Economic Populist, Oct 14»
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Tropical Storm 16W (Fung-wong), #8 FINAL
One group of models projects Fung-wong to traverse into China after rolling over Taiwan and the Formosa Strait; the other group has ... «Stars and Stripes, Sep 14»
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Japanese "Big Head" woodblock prints by Sharaku wil be sold at …
He saw military action in the Formosa Strait Crisis, the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam, racking up numerous medals and awards along the ... «ArtfixDaily, Aug 14»
10
Taiwan Plane Survivor Crawls Out and Phones Father
The island is in the Taiwan Strait (or Formosa Strait), which flows between mainland China and the self-ruled island of Taiwan. Premier Jiang ... «Guardian Liberty Voice, Jul 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Formosa Strait [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/formosa-strait>. Apr 2024 ».
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