Taiwan (disambiguation)
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Taiwan is an island in East Asia, historically also known as Formosa, and also refers to governments associated with the island:
- Republic of China (ROC), the state formerly governing mainland China but now limited to the island of Taiwan and several much smaller islands
- Free Area of the Republic of China, also known as "Taiwan Area", the sum of the territories administered by the ROC
- Chinese Taipei, the name used by the ROC in some international events and organizations such as the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization, and the Olympic Games, in order to participate and avoid conflict with the People's Republic of China
- Taiwan Province, an administrative division of the ROC, containing parts of Taiwan island as well as other islands
- Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China, a term used by the People's Republic of China for its claim to Taiwan and neighbouring islands
- Republic of Formosa, the short-lived republic that existed in Taiwan in 1895
- Taiwan Prefecture (臺灣府, Táiwān Fǔ) of the Qing Dynasty
Tai Wan (大灣; lit. "Big Bay" or 大環) is the name of several places in Hong Kong, including:
- Tai Wan, Hung Hom, an area in Kowloon, which includes Tai Wan Road
- Tai Wan, a beach at Tai Long Wan, Sai Kung in the east of the New Territories
- Tai Wan, a bay and village on the island of Po Toi
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