Quemoy

[ ki-moi ]

noun

1. an island off the southeastern coast of China, in the Taiwan Strait: controlled by Taiwan. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).

Quemoy

/ kɛˈmɔɪ /

noun

1. an island in Formosa Strait, off the SE coast of China: administratively part of Taiwan. Pop (with associated islets): 80 000 (latest est). Area: 130 sq km (50 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Was it really about islands named Quemoy and Matsu or the missile gap?

From The Daily Beast

In the fall of 1954 they attacked Quemoy and Matsu, the same two islands they are attacking now.

From Project Gutenberg

Now I assure you that no American boy will be asked by me to fight just for Quemoy.

From Project Gutenberg

Also, Chinese Communists have been using their naval craft to try to break up the supplying of Quemoy with its 125,000 people.

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Some misguided persons have said that Quemoy is nothing to become excited about.

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If the Chinese Communists have decided to risk a war, it is not because Quemoy itself is so valuable to them.

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