Republic of China

noun4

1. •
   a country in East Asia founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan, Chinese name: 中華民國／中华民国.
2. •
   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.
3. •
   (historical) Former official name of China: a country in East Asia that controlled mainland China from 1912 to 1949, which succeeded the Qing dynasty and preceded the People's Republic of China.
4. •
   (historical) a country in East Asia that controlled the Fujian Province of China from 1933 to 1934, Chinese name: 中華共和國／中华共和国.