china

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Verb 2.2 Anagrams 3 Italian 3.1 Adjective 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Synonyms 3.2.2 Related terms 3.3 Verb 4 Spanish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 See also

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[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

china (countable and uncountable; plural chinas)

1. (uncountable) Ceramic or porcelain
2. (uncountable) Tableware made from china.
3. (Cockney rhyming slang; shortened from china plate; countable) Mate (i.e., friend).

   All right, me old china?

4. (music, countable) A cymbal, flattened at the perimeter, about 16 to 20 inches (40 to 50 centimetres) across, that is ridden or crashed to produce a distinctive "trashy" sound.

[edit] Derived terms

• bone china

[edit] Translations

Cockney rhyming slang: mate See mate

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: achin
• chain

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[edit] Verb

china

1. third-person singular past historic of chiner.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: achin
• nicha

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[edit] Adjective

china sg.

1. Feminine form of chino.

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china f. (plural chine)

1. slope, decline, descent
2. cinchona (tree)
3. Indian ink

[edit] Synonyms

• (1) pendio, declivio, discesa

[edit] Related terms

• chinare
• chinato
• chinidina
• chinina
• chinato

[edit] Verb

china

1. third-person singular present tense of chinare
2. second-person singular imperative of chinare

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[edit] Noun

china f. (masculine chino, feminine plural chinas, masculine plural chinos)

1. A Chinese woman.

[edit] See also

• tinta china f.