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'''Formosa''' is a [[place name]] which comes from [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] (*from Latin ''[[form]]osus'', meaning “beautiful”).
The following places bear the name:
* The [[Taiwan|island of Taiwan]] is historically known as Formosa, the name given by Portuguese sailors due to the beauty of its coasts.
* [[Formosa Strait]] (Taiwan Strait)
* [[Formosa Province]], Argentina.
** [[Formosa, Argentina]], the capital of its namesake province
* [[Formosa, Goiás]], Brazil (near Brasília in Goiás State)
* [[Formosa, Ontario]], Canada
* [[Formosa, Arkansas]], USA
* [[Formosa, Virginia]], USA
* [[Formosa, Portalegre]], Portugal
* [[Formosa, Santarém]], Portugal
* [[Bioko]] island was named “Formosa” by [[Fernão do Pó]].
* [[Formosa (Guinea-Bissau)]], an island in the [[Bissagos Islands]], Guinea-Bissau
* 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 [[Disney]] films.
* A township on the Northern outskirts of [[Plettenberg Bay]], South Africa.
;other uses
* [[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.
* a surname found in the [[Maltese Islands]]
* [[Formosa Magazine]]
* [[Formosa Television]], a major television network in Taiwan.
* [[Formosa Plastics]], a company in Taiwan.
* [[Republic of Formosa]], a short-lived republic in 1895 on the island of Formosa
* [[Formosa (film)]], a 2005 comedy.
* [[Formosa (band)]], a 90s [[synthpop]] band led by Steve Formosa.
* [[Formosa's law]] - "The truly insane have enough on their plates without us adding to it."
* [[Diocese of Formosa, Argentina]], Roman Catholic [[List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Argentina|Diocese in Argentina]]
* [[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.
* Formosa sailing yacht, model name of ketch rigged sailing yachts of approx.45'-55' in length constructed of GRP.
==See also==
*[[Formoso (disambiguation)]]
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