Formosa is a place name which comes from Portuguese (*from Latin formosus, meaning "beautiful"). In geography and cartography, a toponym is a place name, a geographical name, a proper name of locality, region, or some other part of Earths surface or its natural or artificial feature. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ...
The following places bear the name:
The island of Taiwan was historically known as Formosa, the name given by Portuguese sailors due to the beauty of its coasts.
a fort built by the Portuguese in Malacca in the 16th century.
A fictional eastern city of Formosa is the home of Madame Tang and her dragon in the video game Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow based on the hugely popular Disney films.
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Formosan languages, the languages belonging to the Austronesian family of languages spoken by the indigenous people of the island of Formosa or Taiwan
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.
Diocese of Formosa, Brazil, Roman Catholic Diocese in Brazil
Formosa Cafe a famous restaurant in Hollywood, California
Formosan Mountain Dog, a breed of dog indigenous to Taiwan, commonly referred to as Formosan.
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