taiwanese
adj.adj. relating to Taiwan, its people, or its language. You use this to describe things that come from or belong to the island of Taiwan.
adj. relating to the island of Taiwan, its inhabitants, or their culture and language. Often used attributively before a noun.
I love eating Taiwanese street food.
The Taiwanese government recently announced new environmental policies to protect the island's unique coastline.
Many international tech companies rely on Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing because of the high precision and efficiency found in their local factories.
From Taiwan + -ese.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
When referring to the people as a group, it is used with the definite article ('the Taiwanese').
- Nountaiwan
- Adjectivetaiwanese
Last updated May 6, 2026