China
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also china
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- enPR: chī'nə, IPA: /ˈtʃaɪ.nə/, X-SAMPA: /"tSaI.n@/
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Audio (US) (file) -
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪnə
Etymology [edit]
From Persian چینی (čīnī, “Chinese; porcelain”), compound of چین (čīn, “China”) and the suffix ـی (-ī), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna).
Typically thought to be derived from the Qin (Wade-Giles: "Ch'in") Dynasty (秦朝).
Proper noun [edit]
China
- A country in East Asia, officially named the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国).
- 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.
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from "China"
Translations [edit]
Country in east Asia
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Region corresponding to the People's Republic of China and Taiwan
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Civilisation of the Chinese people
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See also [edit]
- Appendix:Place names in China
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
- Zhōngguó
- Cathay
- China in world languages
- all the tea in China
- made in China
Anagrams [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈʃina/
Proper noun [edit]
China ?
- China (country)
German [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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audio (file) - IPA: [ˈçiːnaː], colloquially: [ˈʃiːnaː]
- Austria, Switzerland: [ˈkiːnaː]
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Audio (Austria) (file)
Proper noun [edit]
China n
- China (country)
Indonesian [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
China
Alternative forms [edit]
Interlingua [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
China
- China (country)
Malay [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English China ,from Middle Persian چین (ṣīn, “Chinese; porcelain”), probably from Sanskrit चीन (cīna, “a people of south-eastern Tibet”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
China
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Portuguese [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
China f
- China (country)
Romanian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Audio (file)
Proper noun [edit]
China f
- China (country)
Spanish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈtʃina/
Proper noun [edit]
China f
- China (country)
Related terms [edit]
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