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chinanoun uncountable UK /ˈtʃaɪnə/ 1 a thin hard clay used for making plates, cups etc Synonyms and related words 1a usually before nounmade from china Synonyms and related words 1b plates, cups etc made from china Synonyms and related words
General words for tableware and earthenware
China© Getty Images / kosmozoo Official name Zhonghua Renmin Gonghe Guo (People’s Republic of China) Population estimate (2015) 1,376·05 million Internet domain extension .cn Currency The currency is called Renminbi (i.e. People’s Currency). The unit of currency is the yuan (CNY) which is divided into ten jiao, the jiao being divided into ten fen. Territory China is bounded in the north by Russia and Mongolia; east by North Korea, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea; south by Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, India, Bhutan and Nepal; west by India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Languages A number of widely divergent varieties of Chinese are spoken, including the official Modern Standard Chinese, Mandarin, Wu language and Cantonese. Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words
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chinanoun uncountable US /ˈtʃaɪnə/ 1 a thin hard clay used for making plates, cups, etc. Synonyms and related words 1a usually before nounmade from china Synonyms and related words 1b plates, cups, etc. made from china Synonyms and related words
General words for tableware and earthenware
China© Getty Images / kosmozoo Official name Zhonghua Renmin Gonghe Guo (People’s Republic of China) Population estimate (2015) 1,376·05 million Internet domain extension .cn Currency The currency is called Renminbi (i.e. People’s Currency). The unit of currency is the yuan (CNY) which is divided into ten jiao, the jiao being divided into ten fen. Territory China is bounded in the north by Russia and Mongolia; east by North Korea, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea; south by Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, India, Bhutan and Nepal; west by India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Languages A number of widely divergent varieties of Chinese are spoken, including the official Modern Standard Chinese, Mandarin, Wu language and Cantonese. Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words
Specific countries in the dictionary Afghanistan Albania Algeria
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