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English
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Etymology
Portuguese Formosa ("beautiful") < Latin formosus ("beautifully formed"), from forma ("form", "shape") + the adjective suffix -osus ("full of") (cf. English shapely).
Proper noun
Formosa
- The name given to Taiwan island by the Portuguese colonists in the 16th century.
Translations
Bulgarian: Фо�моза (Formóza) f
Chinese:
:Simplified: �� (B�od�o), ���� (Fú�rmósh�)
:Traditional: 寶島, ����
French: Formose f
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Portuguese: Formosa f
Russian: Фо�моза (Formóza) f
Swedish: Formosa
Category:English proper nouns
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