Formosa is a place name which comes from Portuguese (*from Latin formosus, meaning “beautiful”). Toponymy refers to the scientific study of place-names ( toponyms) their origins meanings use and Typology. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal.

The following places bear the name:

• The island of Taiwan is historically known as Formosa, the name given by Portuguese sailors due to the beauty of its coasts. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.
• Formosa Strait (Taiwan Strait)
• Formosa Province, Argentina. The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait is a 180-km-wide (11185-mile-wide Strait between Mainland China and Taiwan. Formosa Province is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region
  • 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 is the capital city of the Argentine province of Formosa, on the banks of the Paraguay River, about from Buenos Aires You may be looking for Formoso. Formosa is a City and Municipality located in the state of Goiás, Brazil Formosa is a community located in the municipality of South Bruce, in Bruce County Ontario. Bioko (spelled also Bioco) is an island off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, part of Equatorial Guinea. Fernão do Pó (fɨɾˈnɐ̃ũ du ˈpɔ also Fernão Pó, Fernando Pó, Fernando Poo ( 15th century) was a Portuguese navigator
• Formosa (Guinea-Bissau), an island in the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
• a fort built by the Portuguese in Malacca in the 16th century. Formosa is an island in the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau. Its area is 140 km² The Bissagos Islands or Bijagós Archipelago are a group of some eighteen major islands and dozens more smaller ones in the Atlantic Ocean.
• 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. The dragon is a Legendary creature of which some interpretation or depiction appears in almost every culture worldwide A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Pirates of the Caribbean The Legend of Jack Sparrow is a Video game by 7 Studios for the PS2 and PC.
• A township on the Northern outskirts of Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. Plettenberg Bay, nicknamed Plet or Plett, is a town in the Western Cape Province of 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. George Psalmanazar (1679?- May 3 1763) claimed to be the first Formosan to visit Europe.
• a surname found in the Maltese Islands
• Formosa Magazine
• Formosa Television, a major television network in Taiwan. Formosa Magazine (『美麗島』雜誌 Pinyin: Měilìdǎo Zázhì was a Magazine created by Tangwai individuals in Taiwan during Formosa TV ( is a television station based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• Formosa Plastics, a company in Taiwan. Formosa Plastics Corporation ( lit "Taiwan Plastic Company" is a Taiwanese company based in Taiwan that primarily produces Polyvinyl chloride
• Republic of Formosa, a short-lived republic in 1895 on the island of Formosa
• Formosa (film) a 2005 comedy. This historical republic should not be confused with the proposed nation-state " Republic of Taiwan. Formosa is a 2005 film comedy directed by Noah Kadner and written by Kadner and Jamieson Stern.
• Formosa's law - "The truly insane have enough on their plates without us adding to it. Formosa's law is an unofficial rule of Usenet groups coined by David Formosa, that states "The truly insane have enough on their plates without us adding "
• Diocese of Formosa, Argentina, Roman Catholic 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. Ordinaries Victor João Herman José Tielbeek SSCC(1961 - 1997 João Casimiro Wilk O The Roman Catholic Church in Argentina comprises fourteen Ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an Archbishop. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. The Formosa Cafe is a Restaurant and bar at 7156 Santa Monica Boulevard West Hollywood California that has a long history of patronage from Movie stars The Formosan Mountain Dog, commonly referred to as simply Formosan, and also known as Taiwan Dog ( or
• Formosa sailing yacht, model name of ketch rigged sailing yachts of approx. 45'-55' in length constructed of GRP.

See also

• Formoso (disambiguation)

Formoso may refer to several places Formoso, a municipality in the state of Goiás Brazil Formoso Minas Gerais, a municipality in Brazil

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