china[noun]Synonyms: pottery, ceramics, crockery, porcelain, service, tableware, ware
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
China the largest country in eastern Asia. Population: 1,321,851,888 (2007). Capital: Beijing. China's population is the largest of any country in the world. It also has one of the oldest
civilizations in the world. For over 2000 years, China was ruled by a series of powerful families called dynasties (
dynasty). In 1912 it became a
republic and in 1949, after a long war between the Nationalists and the Communists, it became a Communist state, known as the People's Republic of China (PRC), which was led for many years by Mao Zedong. More recently, under the leadership of Deng Xiaping and Jiang Zemin, China has achieved a very fast rate of economic development, and it is now one of the most important economic and industrial powers in the world.
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
chi‧na /ˈtʃaɪnə/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Persian;
Origin: chini 'Chinese'; because it was originally made in China]
1. a hard white substance produced by baking a type of clay at a high temperature:
china teacups2. (
also chi·na·ware /ˈtʃaɪnəweə $ -wer/) plates, cups etc made of china:
I’ll get my best china out. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲