galaxaura
Was it Marco Polo who gave China its name?
People's Republic of China
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skjames
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Marco Polo got the name from Cin - the Sanskrit word for China which came from the Qin Kingdom which were one of the first rulers of China
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bonnieginter
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Other names given to China by other people were Sina (From where Sino comes), Ceres, Cathay, or Sinae.