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<p> A large island off the coast of China, from which it is separated by the Fukien Channel, 90 m. broad. [[Formosa]] was ceded to | Formosa <ref name="term_73203" /> | ||
==References == | <p> A large island off the coast of China, from which it is separated by the Fukien Channel, 90 m. broad. [[Formosa]] was ceded to Japan by the Chinese in 1895; it is an island of much natural beauty, and is traversed N. and S. by a fine range of hills; is famed for its bamboos, and exports coal, rice, tea, &c. Name also of a large territory in the Argentine. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_73203"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/formosa Formosa from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_73203"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/formosa Formosa from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:21, 15 October 2021
Formosa [1]
A large island off the coast of China, from which it is separated by the Fukien Channel, 90 m. broad. Formosa was ceded to Japan by the Chinese in 1895; it is an island of much natural beauty, and is traversed N. and S. by a fine range of hills; is famed for its bamboos, and exports coal, rice, tea, &c. Name also of a large territory in the Argentine.
