the political party founded by Sun Yat-sen in 1911 and dominant in China from 1928 until 1949 under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek. Later a major party in Taiwan
Word origin
C20: from Chinese (Mandarin): National People's Party, from kuo nation + min people + tang party
Kuomintang in American English
(ˈkwoʊmɪnˈtæŋ; Chinese ˈgwoʊˈmɪnˈdɑŋ)
noun
nationalist political party of Taiwan, organized chiefly by Sun Yat-sen in 1911 and afterward controlled and led by Chiang Kai-shek
see also Taiwan
Word origin
Mandarin kuo, nation(alist) + min, people('s) + tang, party