china Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
    Cathay; PRC; Communist China; mainland China; Red China; People's Republic of China.
  2. noun high quality porcelain originally made only in China
  3. noun a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong
    Taiwan; Nationalist China; Republic of China.
  4. noun dishware made of high quality porcelain
    chinaware.

WordNet

Chi"na noun
Definitions
  1. A country in Eastern Asia.
  2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain.

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