china
/ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/
Frequency: 5.10 in modern English
Meaning
name
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.
Uncountable
name
A large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949.
Uncountable
name
Any of the empires occupying similar territory to that of the modern nation of China, ruled under various dynasties up through the early 20th century.
Uncountable
name
The 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).
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "'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."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/
- British English: /ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/
Usage
- Uncountable
- Countable
- Obsolete
- Slang
- American usage
- Dated
- Australian usage