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china

/ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nə/noun2 syllables

China means: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world.

Synonyms for china14

noun, as in a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, Cathay

noun, as in 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

noun, as in dishware made of high quality porcelain

chinaware

also used for china

porcelain, China root, China rose, mate

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What does china mean?4

noun

1

a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

2

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

3

dishware made of high quality porcelain

4

high quality porcelain originally made only in China

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with china?3

three syllables

four syllables

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China in a sentence

  • After he bumped into the shelf, the priceless china fell and shattered into fragments.unknown
  • China has launched the world's first quantum satellite.Hybrid
  • China has the most people of any country in the world.Source_VOA
  • The expensive china broke into a thousand pieces.tabular
  • China is the world's leading producer of rice.Source_VOA
  • China is looking for new sources of energy.sundown
  • Sami bought a pretty good piece of china.OsoHombre
  • Sami had a whole collection of china dishware.OsoHombre

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Forms of china

as a noun

plural
chinas