Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A group of 2 islands and 12 islets off southeast China in Taiwan Strait. The islands are heavily fortified and have been administered, along with Matsu, by Taiwan since 1949.
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- proper noun a small archipelago, also known as Kinmen, in southern
China
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Examples
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Imagine that we were to invent a prize called the Quemoy and Matsu award for the story whose media coverage (as measured in minutes of air time and column-inches of newspaper coverage) was most out of proportion to its actual long-term importance to the well being of our Republic.
Hillary's Chief Strategist On Wright: It's Time To "Move On" 2009
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Imagine that we were to invent a prize called the Quemoy and Matsu award for the story whose media coverage (as measured in minutes of air time and column-inches of newspaper coverage) was most out of proportion to its actual long-term importance to the well being of our Republic.
Hillary's Chief Strategist On Wright: It's Time To "Move On" 2009
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Sample the shop's famous Taiwanese sorghum liquor -- a fiery concoction brewed on Kinmen (also known as Quemoy, a small island in the Taiwan Strait controlled by Taiwan) -- and take a gift bottle with you.
Taipei 2009
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In the 1960 U.S. presidential election, Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy squared off over Kinmen (then called Quemoy) and another nearby island, with both agreeing to send U.S. troops if China invaded.
Chinese Tourists 2008
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Kinmen, formerly known as Quemoy, is the home of two of the 11 Taiwan ports now authorized to receive goods and passengers directly from China.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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Earlier this year, Taiwan began removing anti-ship barricades in Kinmen, also known as Quemoy, as part of a broader effort to demilitarize the islands.
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Earlier this year, Taiwan began removing anti-ship barricades in Kinmen, also known as Quemoy, as part of a broader effort to demilitarize the islands.
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Earlier this year, Taiwan began removing anti-ship barricades in Kinmen, also known as Quemoy, as part of a broader effort to demilitarize the islands.
Reuters: Top News 2009
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In the late 1950s, Matsu and another archipelago called Quemoy took their places alongside Berlin or Korea on the international map of Cold War flash points.
unknown title 2009
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In the late 1950s, Matsu and another archipelago called Quemoy took their places alongside Berlin or Korea on the international map of Cold War flash points.
unknown title 2009
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