Definition of matsu:
(n) :
Pinus thunbergii, the Japanese pine.
(n) :
An island of Lienchiang County, Taiwan, also known as Nangan.
(n) :
A strait between Beigan and Nangan in Lienchiang County, Taiwan (ROC).
(n) :
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(n) :
Alternative form of Mazu (goddess). [A Chinese sea goddess, the deified form of Lin Moniang, a medieval Fujianese girl who became revered as a sea goddess and, since the Qing dynasty, especially in Taiwan, more generally as the primary goddess of Heaven.]