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china (c̸hī′nə)

noun

  1. porcelain or any ceramic ware like porcelain
  2. dishes, ornaments, etc. made of china
  3. any earthenware dishes or crockery

Etymology: after China, where first produced

adjective

made of china
China definition

China (c̸hī′nə)

  1. country in E Asia: before 1912, the Chinese Empire: 3,696,100 sq mi (9,572,862 sq km); pop. 1,130,511,000; cap. Beijing
    officially called the People's Republic of China since 1949
  2. this country variously from 1912 until the Kuomintang party fled to Taiwan in 1949

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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