Republic of China

/ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/name
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1

Official name of Taiwan: a partly-recognized country in East Asia; the rump state left over from the Republic of China on the mainland after 1949.

2

Former official name of China: the country in East Asia that controlled the mainland of China from 1912 to 1949, which succeeded the Qing dynasty and preceded the People's Republic of China.