China

proper noun

1. 1

   A cultural region and civilization in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers, taken as a whole under its various dynasties.

   China has 5000 years of history.

   The great China, whose kyng is thought... the greatest prince in the worlde.

   All China is divided into 15 Provinces, which are bigger than large Kingdoms.

   If he tells them to build a palace forty miles long, out of di'monds, and fill it full of chewing gum, or whatever you want, and fetch an emperor's daughter from China for you to marry, they've got to do it—and they've got to do it before sun-up next morning, too.

2. 2

   A large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949.

   'Only a Nixon' Could Go to China

   2017, Donald J. Trump, speech at Make America Great Again Rally, Harrisburg, PA And I met with the President of China at great length in Florida, and we had long, long talks—hours and hours and hours.

   China is 75 years old as of October 1, 2024.

   Saturday’s tariffs are unlikely to be Trump’s last. The president said himself said in the Oval Office that additional tariffs could come by mid-February on chips, pharmaceuticals, steel, aluminum, copper, oil and gas imports – along with tariffs on the European Union – all threats that few would discount given his willingness to follow through on the North American and China tariffs on Saturday.

3. 3

   Synonym of mainland China.

   The gambling winnings were transferred from Macau to China.

4. 4

   China in One China, asserting that there is only one de jure Chinese nation

   It will not change the historical and legal facts that there is only one China in the world.

5. 5

   historicalAny of the empires occupying similar territory to that of the modern nation of China, ruled under various dynasties up through the early 20th century.

6. 6

   historicalThe Republic of China prior to 1949, and sometimes after that time, particularly up through the early 1970's or so (when the People's Republic of China assumed the United Nations seat allocated to China).

7. 7

   rareA female given name.

   My name is China Bayles. I'm the owner of Thyme and Seasons and the co-owner, with Ruby Wilcox, of a new tearoom called Thyme for Tea.

   'What's her name, this girl?' The fight had hoarsened Lynne's voice, and the words came out strangely staccato - a wooden doll that had just learned to speak. 'China,' he mumbled, feeling an obscure desire to invent a pseudonym for her. 'What an interesting name.' Angus struck the table edge hard. 'Aw, don't gies it.' 'I don't know what you mean. Or is it a nickname? Fragile, is she?'

8. 8

   A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States.

9. 9

   A place in the United States: A town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States.

   The golden baked pâté chinois, a shepherd's pie, uses a recipe brought back to Quebec by miners working in China, Me.

10. 10

    A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri, United States.

11. 11

    A place in the United States: A hamlet in Delaware County, New York, United States.

12. 12

    A place in the United States: A small city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States.

13. 13

    A municipality and town in Nuevo León, Mexico.

14. 14

    A surname.

noun

1. 1

   obsoleteA Chinese person.

2. 2

   Variant of chinaAlternative letter-case form of china: porcelain tableware.

3. 3

   Variant of cheyneyobsoleteAlternative form of cheyney: woollen stuff; items made or filled with cheyney.

4. 4

   Variant of China roseClipping of China rose, various flowers.

5. 5

   Variant of China teaClipping of China tea.

6. 6

   Variant of chinaslangAlternative form of china: a mate, a friend.

proper noun

1. 1

   A town in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

   According to the town of China, if all students commuting by motorcycles switched to electric ones, carbon emissions could be reduced to under one-fourth of the current amount.

   The two towns on the island, China (pronounced chee-nah) and Wadomari, along with neighboring Tokunoshima island, each have different dialects.

Forms

plural

Chinas