Taiwanese adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language; "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh" [syn: {Taiwanese}, {Chinese}, {Formosan}] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Taiwan 2: any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province [syn: {Min}, {Min dialect}, {Fukien}, {Fukkianese}, {Hokkianese}, {Amoy}, {Taiwanese}]