- porcelain or any ceramic ware like porcelain
- dishes, ornaments, etc. made of china
- any earthenware dishes or crockery
Origin of china
after China, where first produced made of china
Four china plates.
- The definition of china means dishware made of porcelain or earthenware.
An example of china is a porcelain plate used for special occasions.
- China is a country in Asia.
An example of China is the country with the capital of Beijing.
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China
- country in E Asia: before 1912, the Chinese Empire: 3,705,407 sq mi (9,596,960 sq km); cap. Beijingofficially called the People's Republic of China since 1949
- this country variously from 1912 until the Kuomintang party fled to Taiwan in 1949
- see Taiwan
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noun
- High-quality porcelain or other ceramic ware, originally made in China.
- Porcelain or earthenware used for the table.
Origin of china
Variant of earlier chiney from Persian chīnī Chinese from chīn China ultimately of Chinese origin akin to Mandarin Qín ; see Qin .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Chinamania
an obsession with China and things Chinese.
chinoiserie
anything typically Chinese or made in a Chinese manner.
Confucianism
the philosophy and doctrines espoused by Confucius, 5th century B.C. Chinese philosopher and mor al teacher.
Fohism, Foism
the predominant Chinese form of Buddhism, Foh being the Chinese name for Buddha. —Fohist, n.
Maoism
1. the political and social theories and policies of Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader, especially with regard to revolution and agrarian reform.
2. adherence to or belief in Mao’s doctrines. —Maoist, n., adj.
Mohism
the doctrines of Mo-Tze, Chinese sage of the 5th century, B.C., who advocated government by an absolute monarch and universal love. —Mohist, n., adj.
Sinicism
1. a trait or custom peculiar to the Chinese.
2. the use in another language of a Chinese word, idiom, or expression.
Sinology
the branch of anthropology that studies Chinese culture. —Sinologist, Sinologue, n. —Sinological, adj.
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural chinas)
- (uncountable) The root of a climbing plant, Smilax china L., once believed to have important medicinal properties.
- (uncountable) Ceramic or porcelain
- (uncountable) Tableware made from china.
- (countable, music) 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.
- A glazed china marble in children's games.
Origin
After the country China.
Origin
From china plate.
Proper noun
- 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.
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Sentence Examples
- A matching china cabinet held fine china, crystal and silverware.
- Cochin-China and New Caledonia.
- In 1966, Mao Zedong closed the universities in China and sent their students and professors to the country to farm.
- He devoted many years to carrying out a project for organizing the fur trade from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean, and thence by way of the Hawaiian Islands to China and India.
- The waterways of Cochin-China communicate by means of natural or artificial channels (arroyos), facilitating transport and aiding in the uniform distribution of the inundation to which the country owes its fertility.
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