Definition of CHINA. Meaning of CHINA. Synonyms of CHINA

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word CHINA. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word CHINA and, of course, CHINA synonyms and on the right images related to the word CHINA.

Definition of CHINA

China
China Chi"na, n. 1. A country in Eastern Asia. 2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain. China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant. See Aster. China bean. See under Bean, 1. China clay See Kaolin. China grass, Same as Ramie. China ink. See India ink. China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of Dianthus (D. Chiensis) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink. China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax (S. China, from the East Indies; -- formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and Alpinia officinarum). China rose. (Bot.) (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other species. (b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east Indies. China shop, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery. China ware, porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century because brought from the far East, and differing from the pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely, crockery in general. Pride of China, China tree. (Bot.) See Azedarach.

Meaning of CHINA from wikipedia

- China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With a po****tion exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the second-most populous...
- Look up Chinese in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chinese may refer to: Something related to China Chinese people, people identified with China, through...
- Republic of China is a developing mixed socialist market economy, incorporating industrial policies and strategic five-year plans. China is the world's...
- The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area. Each region now considered part of the Chinese world has experienced periods...
- The Chinas (Sanskrit चीनः Cīna) are a people mentioned in ancient Indian literature, such as the Mahabharata, M****mriti, and the Puranic literature. The...
- China is the second most-populous country in the world and Asia with a po****tion exceeding 1.4 billion, only surp****ed by India. Historically, China...
- On China is a 2011 non-fiction book by Henry Kissinger, former National Security Adviser and United States Secretary of State. The book is part an effort...
- Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the...
- up China, china, or čhína in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. China may...
- Islam has been practiced in China since the 7th century CE. There are an estimated 17–25 million Muslims in China, less than 2 percent of the total po****tion...