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@TimMaddog @MichaelTurton

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"When #The_Economist is talking about #Taiwan 🇳🇫 & they say "the island," what they really mean is "the country." 😖"

"Island" is a correct geographical term. Any space above sea level that is not just a smallish rock and not a continent *is* an island.
From a Western point of view, there is nothing derogatory in being (called) an island.

The Encyclopedia #Britanica, Oxford English Dictionary, and Webster all concur.

For discussions in English, it is...