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China

PROPER NOUN

• A country in East Asia, the third largest and most populous in the world; population 1,338,613,000 (est. 2009); language, Chinese (of which Mandarin is the official form); capital, Beijing.

  Official name People's Republic of China

Pronunciation:

China

/ˈtʃʌɪnə/

Definition of china in English:

 
 
 

china

NOUN

• 1[mass noun] A fine white or translucent vitrified ceramic material.

  ‘a plate made of china’

  Also called porcelain

  [as modifier] ‘a china cup’

  1. 1.1Household tableware or other objects made from china or a similar material.
     ‘she had begun to remove the breakfast china’
• 2British informal A friend.

  • ‘Keep doing that chinas, and this just might be precisely the case!’

Origin

Late 16th century (as an adjective): from Persian chīnī relating to China, where it was originally made.