Formosa

Formosa is a placename which comes from the Portuguese word meaning beautiful. Formosa is also a surname found in the Maltese Islands:

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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