china


Definition: Meaning of, china in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtʃʌɪnə /

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  1. a hard white substance produced by baking a type of clay at a high temperature
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  2. also chinaware plates, cups etc made of china
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China


Definition: Meaning of, China in English to English dictionary.

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  1. the largest country in eastern Asia. Population: 1,273,000,000 (2001). Capital: Beijing. China's population is the largest of any country in the world. In 1949 it became a Communist state, known as the People's Republic of China (PRC). China is one of the most important economic and industrial powers in the world.
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China used in phrases

  • China Sea
    1. the China Sea the western part of the Pacific Ocean that goes along the coast of China and Vietnam
  • China aster (noun)
    1. valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colours; grown primarily for cutting
  • China fleece vine (noun)
    1. twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia
  • China grass (noun)
    1. tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fibre from its woody stems that resembles flax
  • China jute (noun)
    1. tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fibre; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
  • China rose (noun)
    1. shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses
    2. large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
  • China tree (noun)
    1. tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
    2. evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
  • Communist China (noun)
    1. a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
  • East China Sea (noun)
    1. part of the Pacific Ocean near eastern Asia
  • Great Wall of China
    1. the Great Wall of China a large strong wall that was built across northern China during the third century BC to protect the country against enemy armies. It is over 2000 kilometres long.
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