Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great firewall of china

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: great -fire-wal-l of chi-na
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Internet censorship by the government of the People's Republic of China.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Behind this hypothetical Great Firewall of China, most users would be allowed to exchange information with foreign sites if they were on the approved list"
"The "Great Firewall of China" is failing, largely due to the increased volume of Internet traffic in China."
"The Great Firewall of China is a case of corporate collaboration in censorship."
"The targets suggest the attackers are sympathetic to the vast censorship apparatus known as the Great Firewall of China."

Etymology

Blend of Great Wall of China + firewall, popularized in an issue of Wired in 1997.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

the Great Firewall of China (canonical)

Synonyms

GFW Great Firewall Golden Shield

Questions

What does great firewall of china mean?: Internet censorship by the government of the People's Republic of China.
Where does great firewall of china come from?: Blend of Great Wall of China + firewall, popularized in an issue of Wired in 1997.

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