China
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Definition
(noun.) high quality porcelain originally made only in China.
(noun.) a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world.
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Definition
(n.) A country in Eastern Asia.
(n.) China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Porcelain, China ware.
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Definition
n. fine kind of earthenware originally made in China: porcelain.—ns. Chin′a-bark a common name of cinchona bark (derived not from the empire of China but from. Kina or Quina the Peruvian name of cinchona—see Quinine); Chin′a-clay a fine white clay used in making porcelain; Chin′a-grass (Bœhmeria nivea) a small shrubby-like plant allied to the nettle native to China; the fibre of this plant used for making ropes and cordage and also in China for the manufacture of grass-cloth; Chin′a-ink (see Ink); Chin′aman a native of China; Chin′a-root the root-stock of a Chinese shrubby plant formerly used in Europe medicinally but still in the East as a remedy in rheumatic or syphilitic cases; Chin′a-rose a name applied to several varieties of garden roses; Chin′a-shop a shop in which china crockery &c. are sold; Chin′a-ware porcelain-ware; Chinee′ a Chinaman.—adj. Chinese′ of or belonging to China.—China aster (see Aster).
Editor: Omar
Unserious Contents or Definition
For a woman to dream of painting or arranging her china, foretells she will have a pleasant home and be a thrifty and economical matron.
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Examples
- As yet only China knew of the Huns; there were no Turks in Western Turkestan or anywhere else then, no Tartars in the world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A constitution of the Japanese type came into existence in 1909, making China a limited monarchy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- China recovered her unity; Europe has still to do so. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- China continued to produce beautiful paintings long after the fall of the Han rule. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- While Alexander was overrunning Western Asia, China, under the last priest-emperors of the Chow Dynasty, was sinking into a state of great disorder. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Dammy, George said to a confidential friend, she looked like a China doll, which has nothing to do all day but to grin and wag its head. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Leather is now very generally employed, though wood is often used in Holland and France and paper in China and Japan. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The empire of Kin had the resources of half China behind it, and in the struggle the Mongols learnt very much of the military science of the Chinese. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- After a short interval envoys from China and Kao-chang were admitted and presented their despatches and credentials, which the Khan perused. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Accepting your illustration, surely we have one unquestionable virtue in England which is wanting in China. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- And there, in China, there is another virtue. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Marriage is encouraged in China, not by the profitableness of children, but by the liberty of destroying them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I have left the China House. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- China is a much richer country than any part of Europe, and the difference between the price of subsistence in China and in Europe is very great. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- A mandarin's education in China is, mainly, learning to read. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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