美丽岛 Traditional form: 美麗島 Pinyin (reading): Měilì Dǎo Definitions: Formosa (from Ilha Formosa, "Beautiful Isle", the name given to Taiwan Island by passing Portuguese mariners in 1544) Characters: 美 - beautiful, pretty; pleasing 丽 - beautiful, elegant, magnificent 岛 - island Traditional characters: 美 - beautiful, pretty; pleasing 麗 - beautiful, elegant, magnificent 島 - island