China

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China

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enPR: chī'nə, IPA: /ˈtʃaɪ.nə/, SAMPA: /"tSaI.n@/
Rhymes: -aɪnə

[edit] Etymology

From Sanskrit चीनः (cīnḥ), “‘China’”), from Mandarin 秦 (qín), 'Qin dynasty', who ruled during the 3rd c. A.D.

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Singular
China

Plural
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China

A country in East Asia, officially named People's Republic of China (Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo).
A region in East Asia comprising the areas governed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The civilization of the Chinese people.

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Terms derived from "China"

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Country in east Asia

Arabic: الصين ar(ar) (al-Siin) f.
Armenian: Չինաստան (Činastan)
Belarusian: Кітай be(be) (Kitáj) m.
Bengali: চীন bn(bn) (cīna)
Bosnian: Kina bs(bs) f.
Bulgarian: Китай bg(bg) (Kitáj) m.
Catalan: Xina f.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 中國 cmn(cmn), 中国 cmn(cmn) (Zhōngguó)
Croatian: Kina hr(hr) f.
Czech: Čína cs(cs) f.
Danish: Kina da(da)
Dutch: China nl(nl) n.
Esperanto: Ĉinio, Ĉinujo, Ĥinujo
Estonian: Hiina et(et)
Finnish: Kiina fi(fi)
French: Chine fr(fr) f.
German: China de(de) n.
Greek: Κίνα el(el) (Kína) f.
Hebrew: סין he(he) (sin)
Hindi: चीन hi(hi) (čīn)
Hungarian: Kína hu(hu)
Icelandic: Kína is(is) n.
Indonesian: Cina id(id), China id(id)
Interlingua: China
Italian: Cina it(it) f.
Japanese: 中国 ja(ja) (ちゅうごく, Chūgoku)
Kalenjin: Chaina
Kamba: Chaina
Kannada: ಚೀನಾ kn(kn)
Kashmiri: चीन ks(ks)
Khmer: ចិន km(km) (cən)
Kikuyu: Chaina
Korean: 중국 ko(ko) (Jungguk) (中國)
Kurdish: چین ku(ku)
Lao: ຈີນ lo(lo) (ciin)
Latin: Sina la(la) f.
Latvian: Ķīna lv(lv)

Lithuanian: Kinija lt(lt)
Luhya: Chaina
Luo: Chaina
Macedonian: Кина mk(mk) f.
Malay: Negara China
Malayalam: ചൈന ml(ml)
Maltese: iċ-Ċina
Marathi: चीन (čīn)
Meru: Chaina
Mongolian: Хятад mn(mn) (Khyatad)
Navajo: Tsiiʼyiish bizí dinéʼiʼ bikéyah
Norwegian: Kina no(no)
Palauan: Sina
Persian: چین (čīn)
Polish: Chiny pl(pl) pl.
Portuguese: China pt(pt) f.
Romanian: China ro(ro) f.
Russian: Китай ru(ru) (Kitáj) m.
Sanskrit: चीन sa(sa) (čīn)
Scottish Gaelic: Sìona gd(gd) f., Sìna f.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: Кина sr(sr) f.

Roman: Kina f.
Slovene: Kitajska sl(sl) f.
Spanish: China es(es) f.
Swahili: Uchina sw(sw)
Swedish: Kina sv(sv)
Tamil: சீனா ta(ta)
Thai: จีน th(th) (Jeen)
Tibetan: རྒྱ་ནག
Turkish: Çin tr(tr)
Ukrainian: Китай uk(uk) (Kytáj) m.
Urdu: چین ur(ur) (čīn)
Uyghur: خىتاي ug(ug)
Vietnamese: Trung Quốc vi(vi) (中國), Cộng hòa Nhân dân Trung Hoa, CHND Trung Hoa, CHNDTH, Tàu, Trung Hoa, Tàu đỏ (lit: "Red China"), Trung cộng ("Communist China")
Welsh: Tsieina

Region corresponding to Peoples Republic of China and Taiwan

Arabic: الصين ar(ar) (al-Siin) f.
Armenian: Չինաստան (Činastan)
Bosnian: Kina bs(bs) f.
Catalan: Xina ca(ca) f.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 中國 cmn(cmn), 中国 cmn(cmn) (Zhōngguó)
Croatian: Kina hr(hr) f.
Danish: Kina da(da)
Estonian: Hiina et(et)
Finnish: Kiina fi(fi)
Hindi: चीन (čīn)
Japanese: 中国 ja(ja) (ちゅうごく, Chūgoku)
Korean: 중국지역 [中國地域] (junggukjiyeok)
Kurdish: چین ku(ku)
Macedonian: Кина mk(mk) (Kína) f.

Malay: China ms(ms)
Marathi: चीन (čīn)
Navajo: Tsiiʼyiish bizí dinéʼiʼ bikéyah
Norwegian: Kina no(no)
Persian: چین (čīn)
Polish: Chiny pl(pl) pl.
Russian: Китай ru(ru) (Kitáj) m.
Sanskrit: चीन (čīn)
Serbian:

Cyrillic: Кина f.

Roman: Kina f.
Slovene: Kitajska sl(sl) f.
Swedish: Kina sv(sv)
Urdu: چین (čīn)
Vietnamese: Trung Quốc vi(vi) (中國), Trung Hoa, Tàu

Civilisation of the Chinese people

Arabic: الصين ar(ar) (al-Siin) f.
Bosnian: Kina bs(bs) f.
Croatian: Kina hr(hr) f.
Danish: Kina da(da)
Finnish: Kiina fi(fi)
Korean: 중국문명 [中華文明] (junggukmunmyeong)
Macedonian: Кина mk(mk) (Kína) f.
Malay: Cina ms(ms)

Persian: چین (čīn)
Serbian:

Cyrillic: Кина sr(sr) f.

Roman: Kina f.
Slovene: Kitajska sl(sl) f.
Swedish: Kina sv(sv)
Vietnamese: Trung Quốc, Trung Hoa, Tàu

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Basque: Txina
Breton: Sina
Dhivehi: ސީނުކަރަ (Seenu Kara)
Interlingua: China

Pahlavi: čīnī

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Alphagram: achin
chain

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

China

Wikipedia ^nl

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China

China (the country)

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German Wikipedia has an article on:

China

Wikipedia ^de

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IPA: [ˈçiːnaː], colloquially: [ˈʃiːnaː]
Austria, Switzerland: [ˈkiːnaː]

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China n.

China (the country)

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

China

Wikipedia ^id

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China

China (the country)

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Cina

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Interlingua Wikipedia has an article on:

China

Wikipedia ^ia

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China

China (the country)

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China

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China f.

China (the country)

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China f.

China (the country)

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

China

Wikipedia ^es

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China f.

China (the country)

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chino, china

China

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