Formosa
Formosa is a placename which comes from Latin formosa (*formous, meaning "beautiful").
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Placename - Form
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Other Iberian Romance versions are hermosa.
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Iberian Romance - Hermosa
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The following places bear the name:
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- The island of Taiwan, also sometimes used for the Republic of China
- Formosa Strait (Taiwan Strait)
- Formosa Province, Argentina
- Formosa, Argentina, the capital of its namesake province
- Formosa, Brazil, near Brasília in Goiás State
- Formosa, Virginia, USA
- Formosa, Arkansas, USA
- Formosa, Santarém, Portugal
- Formosa, Portalegre, Portugal
- The name given to Bioko island by Fernando Poo
Formosa may also refer to a fictional country located on the island of Taiwan, but whose culture was invented by George Psalmanazar as a hoax.
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Fictional country - George Psalmanazar - Hoax
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Formosa is also a surname found in the Maltese Islands.
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See also: Formosa Magazine, Republic of Formosa
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Formosa Magazine - Republic of Formosa
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