China

Appendix:Variations of "china" English <dab!> Etymology 1 en country :bor pt:China<id:country> 1 thumb|240px|Flag of the People's Republic of China thumb|right|250px|A reconstruction of the extent of various Chinese realms since the Zhou. From en pt China,Duarte Barbosa, Descrição das Terras da India Oriental..., c. 1516.Garcia de Orta, Colóquios dos simples e drogas da India Colóquios dos Simples e Drogas da India, 1563. from possibly en vec Cina probably under influence from en fro Chin,Marco Polo & al., The Travels of Marco Polo Divisiment dou Monde, c. 1298. from en fa-cls چین čīn under influence from en la-med Sīna China, from en pal 𐭰𐭩𐭭 China Čīn, from en sa चीन the Chinese; China of uncertain etymology. It is usually thought to be derived from en zh 秦 (sm Qín, mc d͡zin, oc *dziŋ, "Qin"), the westernmost states of ancient China ancient Chinese state, but other theories have been proposed, including derivation from zh 晉 (sm Jìn, mc t͡sinh, oc *tsiŋh, "Jin"), another important ancient state; zh 荊 (sm Jīng, mc kɹaŋ, oc *kreŋ, "Chu"), the southernmost ancient Chinese state; or Zina, the endonym of the people of the Yelang kingdom. See "Names of China" and "Chinas" at Wikipedia. As a female name, usually derived via en china porcelain and en china doll, ultimately from the same source. Alternative forms area and state in East Asia en Chin obsolete female name en Chyna Pronunciation chī'nə UK,US, en /ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/ [ˈt͡ʃ(ʰ)aɪ̯nə] chīʹnu̇en 1952 China Leon E. Seltzer The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/ Morningside Heights, NY Columbia University Press 802473294 396 https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/page/396/ 2 en En-gb-china.oga UK en En-us-china.ogg US female voice en En-us-China.ogg US male voice en aɪnə 2 Proper noun - s en Q29520en cultural region/and/civilization r/East Asia occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers, taken as a whole under its various dynasties. en China has 5000 years of history. en 1555 Richard Eden Peter Martyr The Decades of the Newe Worlde... folio 230 verso The great China, whose kyng is thought... the greatest prince in the worlde. en 1693 Of China Geography Rectified; or a Description of the World 3rd https://archive.org/details/geographyrectifi00mord/ w:Robert Morden 5469298 438 https://archive.org/details/geographyrectifi00mord/page/438/ All China is divided into 15 Provinces, which are bigger than large Kingdoms. If he tells them to build a palace forty miles long, out of di'monds, and fill it full of chewing gum, or whatever you want, and fetch an emperor's daughter from China for you to marry, they've got to do it—and they've got to do it before sun-up next morning, too. en Q148en large country r/East Asia occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers ; the People's Republic of China, since 1949. en December 6 1971 A Size-up of President Nixon: Interview with Mike Mansfield, Senate Democratic Leader US News & World Report 61 'Only a Nixon' Could Go to China 2017, Donald J. Trump, speech at Make America Great Again Rally, Harrisburg, PA And I met with the President of China at great length in Florida, and we had long, long talks—hours and hours and hours. en China is 75 years old as of Chinese National Day October 1, 2024. en Kevin Liptak With stiff tariffs he promised now in place, Trump opens a new trade war w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/01/politics/tariffs-trump-campaign-promise 2025-02-01 Saturday’s tariffs are unlikely to be Trump’s last. The president said himself said in the Oval Office that additional tariffs could come by mid-February on chips, pharmaceuticals, steel, aluminum, copper, oil and gas imports – along with tariffs on the European Union – all threats that few would discount given his willingness to follow through on the North American and China tariffs on Saturday. https://web.archive.org/web/20250424150206/https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/01/politics/tariffs-trump-campaign-promise/ en mainland China. en The gambling winnings were transferred from Macau to China. China in One China, asserting that there is only one de jure Chinese nation en It will not change the historical and legal facts that there is only one China in the world. en historical Any of the empires occupying similar territory to that of the modern nation of China, ruled under various dynasties up through the early 20th century. en historical The Republic of China prior to 1949, and sometimes after that time, particularly up through the early 1970's or so (when the People's Republic of China assumed the United Nations seat allocated to China). en rare en female. en 2001 w:Susan Wittig Albert Bloodroot Berkley Publishing Group 9780425188149 1 IXUcKz8A_hEC 3 China My name is China Bayles. I'm the owner of Thyme and Seasons and the co-owner, with Ruby Wilcox, of a new tearoom called Thyme for Tea. en 2014 Neil D. A. Stewart The Glasgow Coma Scale 159 Constable & Robinson 978-1-47211-268-2 'What's her name, this girl?' The fight had hoarsened Lynne's voice, and the words came out strangely staccato - a wooden doll that had just learned to speak.'China,' he mumbled, feeling an obscure desire to invent a pseudonym for her.'What an interesting name.'Angus struck the table edge hard. 'Aw, don't gies it.''I don't know what you mean. Or is it a nickname? Fragile, is she?' en place c/USA: en unincorporated community co/Jefferson County s/Indiana c/USA. en town co/Kennebec County s/Maine c/USA. TopoZone: China, Maine Nancy Lyon Quebec's Cuisine Has a New Flavor 1991-12-08 https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/08/travel/fare-of-the-country-quebecs-cuisine-has-a-new-flavor.html The golden baked pâté chinois, a shepherd's pie, uses a recipe brought back to Quebec by miners working in China, Me. en unincorporated community co/Howell County s/Missouri c/USA. en hamlet co/Delaware County s/New York c/USA. en small city co/Jefferson County s/Texas c/USA. en municipality/and/town s/Nuevo León c/Mexico. en. Synonyms nation en Cathay northern medieval China, archaic; en Manji, en Mangi southern medieval China, archaic; en Han culture; en Greater China inclusive of Taiwan, non-Han autonomous regions, and the SARs but not always all Chinese claims; en Chinkland pejorative; en Sinim some religious contexts state en Middle Kingdom literary, en Chinese Empire; en Celestial Kingdom, en Flowery Kingdom archaic; en Zhongguo rare principal states at different periods Xia, Shang, Zhou kingdoms; Qin, Han, Jin, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing, Chinese Empire, Empire of China empires; Warring States, Three Kingdoms regions; Republic of China or Chinese Republic, People's Republic of China or Chinese People's Republic Meronyms Derived terms en all the tea in China Blue China Capitan China China aster anti-China Chimerica China ink China virus chinaball Chinaboy Chinada Chinadom Chinafolk Chinagate Chinamania Chinamaniac Chinaperson Chinaward chinaware Chinawoman Chindia Chinian Chinish Indochina chinaberry China bean China pink China stone China cymbal orang China bukan China China doll China fleece vine (Polygonum aubertii species) China hand China Hat Chinaman<ll:derogatory> China matting China proper China plus one China rose China Seas China shock China's Sorrow China Standard Time China syndrome Chinatown China watcher China white China White China wax Chinese Cochin-China Communist China East China Sea Empire of China Free China Greater China Great Wall of China Indochina China girl made in China mainland China Nationalist China People's Republic of China Red China Republic of China South China South China Sea Chinaphobia China matting Related terms en Sino- Descendants 2 desc am ቻይና 1 zh 拆那 1/zh 猜拿 hi चाइना 1 ja チャイナ 1 mi Haina 1 te చైనా 1 tig ቻይና 1 ti ቻይና 1 tkl Haina 1 uli Chaaeynae 1 cy Tsieina 1 yo Ṣáínà 1 Translations Proper noun Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, China is the 29138th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 813 individuals. China is most common among Black/African-American (48.46%), White (17.47%), Hispanic (14.51%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.53%) individuals. Noun ~ en china chinaware: porcelain tableware. en obsolete A Chinese person. en obsolete en cheyney: woollen stuff; items made or filled with cheyney. en China rose various flowers. en botany beverages en China tea. en rhyming slang en china mate: a mate, a friend. See also Appendix:Countries of the world "Names of China" and "China in world languages" at Wikipedia Etymology 2 +, Kagoshima From en ja - 知名 ^ちな. Pronunciation en /tʃi.nɑː/ Proper noun en town prefecture/Kagoshima c/Japan. en 2022-12-24 According to the town of China, if all students commuting by motorcycles switched to electric ones, carbon emissions could be reduced to under one-fourth of the current amount. School on Japan island lends electric scooters to students for eco-friendly, cheap commute https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20221224/p2a/00m/0sc/006000c The Mainichi https://web.archive.org/web/20251119050330/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20221224/p2a/00m/0sc/006000c 19 November 2025 en 2024-08-21 The two towns on the island, China (pronounced chee-nah) and Wadomari, along with neighboring Tokunoshima island, each have different dialects. Linguists rush to preserve rare dialect on remote Kagoshima isle https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15370958 The Asahi Shinbun https://web.archive.org/web/20251119081231/https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15370958 19 November 2025 References 3 191 cīna- Geographical Data in Early Puranas 1972 172 Dr M. R. Singh Yule, Henry https://books.google.com/books?id=SAqgAb41ifIC&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q&f=false Cathay and the Way Thither 2–3 2005 8120619668 zh Zhengzhang Shangfang Zhengzhang, Shangfang (zh 鄭張尚芳 zh) zh 中国语文 zh:古译名勘原辨讹五例 A Correction of the Erroneous Etymological Analyses of Five Ancient Translated Names 2006 315 541–549 0578-1949 Wade Geoff http://www.sino-platonic.org/complete/spp188_yelang_china.pdf The Polity of Yelang and the Origin of the Name 'China' Sino-Platonic Papers 188 2009-05 China n.¹ and adj 31735 2019 Anagrams en achin hican Chi-an chain Chain Chian Anich Achin en exonyms Afrikaans af: Alternative forms af Sjina Etymology From af nl China. Pronunciation af [ˈʃi.na] af LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-China.wav Proper noun af proper noun af country in eastern cont/Asia China Asturian ast: Pronunciation Proper noun f ast country in eastern cont/Asia China Related terms ast chinu Central Huasteca Nahuatl Proper noun nch proper noun nch country cont/Asia China Cornish kw: vertical Flag of China.svg Baner Repoblek Werin China. China (orthographic projection).svg Tyller Repoblek Werin China. Etymology From kw en China, from kw pt China, from kw sa चीन the Chinese; China, see English section for further etymology. Pronunciation kw /ˈtʃina/ Proper noun kw propn f kw country in eastern cont/Asia China Coordinate terms Derived terms kw giskypres China<t:Chinese firs> gorwydh China<t:dawn redwoods> meryw China<t:Chinese junipers> spern China<t:Chinese hawthorns> Chinek<t:Chinese language> chinek<t:Chinese><pos:a> Mutation Dutch nl: Alternative forms nl Sina obsolete Etymology nl Probably from nl pt China. Pronunciation nl /ˈʃinaː/ nl Nl-China.ogg nl Chi na nl inaː Proper noun n nl country in eastern cont/Asia China Derived terms nl Chinees See also nl Cathaye<ll:obsolete> Galician gl: Proper noun f gl country in eastern cont/Asia China Derived terms gl chinés German de: Etymology Possibly from de nl China, from possibly de pt China, from de fa چین čin China, from de pal 𐭰𐭩𐭭 China čīn, ultimately from de sa चीन. Pronunciation de /ˈçiːna/ de De-China2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de [ˈkiːna] Southern Germany,Austria,Switzerland de De-at-China.ogg de [ˈʃiːna] Northern Germany,western Germany de De-China.ogg de [ˈxiːna] Switzerland de Chi na Proper noun toponym,,- de country r/East Asia China Usage notes The plural China refers to the People's Republic of China (German: de Volksrepublik China (short: de VR China), de Festlandchina (Mainland China), de Rotchina (Red China)) and the Republic of China (German: de Republik China (auf Taiwan), de Inselchina, de Taiwan). Declension n,s:-,- Further reading de exonyms Hunsrik Etymology hrx :bor pt-BR:China<id:PRC> de:China<id:PRC> People's Republic of China ++ hrx pt-BR,de China.30 2 Pronunciation Proper noun n hrx country in eastern cont/Asia China hrx Das waar im China gemach. This was made in China. Derived terms hrx chineesisch Chinees See also References Indonesian Proper noun id proper noun id Cina Interlingua ia: Proper noun ia proper noun ia country in eastern cont/Asia China Malay ms: Etymology From ms pal ṣīn Chinese; porcelain, probably from ms sa चीन. Attested in Thomas Bowrey's 1701 Malay dictionary as ms Chēna.Chēna 346 The spelling is a carryover from the Za'aba Spelling used before 1972, to distinguish it from ms Cina Chinese people. Pronunciation ms SB Cine SV 0 ms inə ə 2 2 Cina Baku 0 ms ina a 2 2 ms EB Cai.na 0 ms ai̯na a 2 2 ms Chi na Proper noun چينا ms country in eastern cont/Asia China id Tiongkok <qq:Riau Malay, Indonesian> References Further reading Occitan oc: Alternative forms oc Shina Gascony Proper noun f oc country in eastern cont/Asia China Derived terms oc chinés References , page 146. Category:Gascon oc exonyms Portuguese pt: thumb|250px|bandeira da China Etymology pt country :bor vec:Cina<ety:bor<fa-cls:چین<id:China>>> :influence fro:Chin 1 Perhaps from pt vec Cina probably under influence from pt fro Chin, from pt fa-cls چین čīn under influence from pt la-med Sina China, from pt pal 𐭰𐭩𐭭 China Čīn, ultimately from pt sa चीन. Compare ms Cina. Pronunciation pt Chi na Proper noun f + pt country in eastern cont/Asia China pt 2007 Rubens Edwald Filho; Nilu Lebert O cinema vai à mesa http://books.google.com.br/books?id=d7oh1PMDin0C&pg=PT32#v=onepage&q&f=false 9788506050996 31 Editora Melhoramentos Mudam os ingredientes do caldo, mudam as massas. O macarrão soba é à base de trigo sarraceno e é servido quente ou gelado; o udon, de farinha branca, pode ser encontrado fresco ou seco; o sômen é bem fininho, quase um cabelo-de-anjo japonês; o harusame, para ser servido gelado, é uma massa feita de feijão-verde e, finalmente, existe o lamen, originário da China, porém muito difundido no Japão. Derived terms pt china China continental chinar chinês achinesado chinesice chino chinoca Descendants en China 1 hrx China 1 roa-oit China 1 hu Kína 1 pt exonyms Romanian ro: Alternative forms ro Кина new cyrl Etymology ro el Κίνα, ultimately from ro sa चीन. Pronunciation ro /ˈki.na/ ro Ro-China.ogg ro ina 2 ro Chi na Proper noun ro proper noun f ro country in eastern cont/Asia China Derived terms ro chinez Related terms ro cinie Romansh Proper noun f la China rm country in eastern cont/Asia China Related terms rm chinais rm Chinais Shona Etymology From sn na -china fourth, counting the days of the working week from Monday. Noun China 7 - Thursday See also Spanish es: Etymology es :bor vec:Cina<unc><ety:der<fa-cls:چین<tr:Čin><id:China>>:influence<la-med:Sina<id:China>>> 1 Possibly from es vec Cina, from es fa-cls چین China Čin under influence from es la-med Sina China, from es pal 𐭰𐭩𐭭 China Čīn, ultimately from es sa चीन, ultimately possibly from es och 秦. Pronunciation +<audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Rodelar-China.wav> Proper noun f es country in eastern cont/Asia China Derived terms es China continental Gran China jabonero de la China papel de China aquí y en China,aquí y en la China Related terms es chino china Descendants tl Tsina 1 See also es exonyms Swahili Pronunciation sw Sw-ke-China.flac Kenya Proper noun sw proper noun sw Uchina