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とは is the written form of というのは.
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無 農 薬 野 菜 というのは 農 薬 を 使 わ ず に 育 て た 野 菜 だ よ 。 
Organic vegetables are ones that are grown without any pesticides.
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介 護 というのは 年 老 い た 人 の 生 活 を 援 助 して あげる ん だ 。 
Nursing is helping the elderly with their daily lives.
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生 け 花 というのは 花 を 飾 る 日 本 の 伝 統 文 化 だ よ 。 
Ikebana is the traditional Japanese culture of arranging flowers.

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というのは
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ASentence, Phrase, Word
とは
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こと
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柚姫ちゃん
Level: 983
新完全マスターN2 states that とは is a 硬い言い方 of というのは. Maybe I'm misunderstanding something, but this would actually mean that it can't be the casual form of というのは as stated in this entry above or am I overlooking something?
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6 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 262
You are correct! I am terribly sorry for the inversion of the terms. I've fixed it now.
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6 years ago
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