China
WordNet
noun
(1) High quality porcelain originally made only in China
(2) Dishware made of high quality porcelain
(3) A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
(4) 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
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from , 'Qin dynasty', who ruled during the 3rd c. A.D.
Proper noun
- A country in East Asia, officially named People's Republic of China (Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo).
- A region in East Asia comprising the areas governed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
- The civilization of the Chinese people.
See also
- Cathay
- China in world languages
- Countries of the world
- all the tea in China
- made in China