China

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Proper noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.2 Derived terms 1.1.3 See also 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Adjective 2 Dutch 2.1 Proper noun 3 German 3.1 Proper noun 4 Indonesian 4.1 Proper noun 4.1.1 Variant spellings 5 Interlingua 5.1 Proper noun 6 Portuguese 6.1 Proper noun 7 Romanian 7.1 Proper noun 8 Spanish 8.1 Proper noun

English

• AHD: chī'nə
• IPA: /ˈtʃaɪnə/
• SAMPA: /"tSaIn@/

Proper noun

China

1. Country in East Asia. Official name: People's Republic of China.
2. Region in East Asia comprising the areas governed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
3. The civilisation/civilization of the Chinese people.

Translations

• Arabic: الصين (aṣ-ṣīn)
• Bosnian: Kina f
• Breton: Sina
• Chinese: simplified Chinese: 中国 (pinyin: Zhōngguó) ; traditional Chinese: 中國 (pinyin: Zhōngguó)
• Czech: Čína
• Danish: Kina
• Dutch: China
• Esperanto: Ĉinio, Ĉinujo, Ĥinujo
• Finnish: Kiina
• French: Chine
• German: China
• Greek: Κίνα
• Hindi: चीन (cīn)
• Hungarian: Kína
• Indonesian: China, Cina
• Interlingua: China
• Italian: Cina
• Japanese: 中国 (ちゅうごく, chūgoku)
• Korean: 중국 [中國] (jungguk)
• Malay: Tiongkok
• Pahlavi čīnī
• Persian: چين (čīn)
• Polish: Chiny
• Portuguese: China f
• Romanian: China f
• Sanskrit: चीन (čīn)
• Russian: Китай (Kitay)
• Slovene: Kitajska f
• Spanish: China
• Swedish: Kina
• Turkish: Çin
• Urdu: چين (čīn)
• Vietnamese: Trung quốc

Derived terms

• Chinese

See also

• Cathay
• w:China in world languages
• Countries of the world

Noun

china (countable and uncountable)

1. (uncountable) Ceramic or porcelain
2. (uncountable) Tableware made from china.
3. (Cockney rhyming slang; shortened from china plate; countable)) Mate (i.e., friend).

   All right, me old china?

4. (countable) A cymbal, flattened at the perimeter, about 16 to 20 inches (40 to 50 cm) across, that is ridden or crashed to produce a distinctive "trashy" sound.

Derived terms

• bone china

Translations

porcelain

Chinese Characters: 炻 Italian: porcellana f

tableware made from china

Cockney rhyming slang: mate See mate

cymbal

Adjective

china (no comparative or superlative)

1. Made of china.

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Dutch

Proper noun

China

1. China (the country)

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German

Proper noun

China

1. China (the country)

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Indonesian

Proper noun

China

Variant spellings

• Cina

1. China (the country)

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Interlingua

Proper noun

China

1. China (the country)

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Portuguese

Proper noun

China f

1. China (the country)

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Romanian

Proper noun

China f

1. China (the country)

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Spanish

Proper noun

China

1. China (the country)