Orchid Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island of Taitung County, Taiwan, in the Pacific Ocean (Philippine Sea), home of the Tao (Yami) indigenous people.

Word forms

Orchid Island

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 蘭嶼 (Lányǔ, literally “orchid island”)

Synonyms

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