(uncountable) Synonym of porcelain, a hard white translucent ceramic made from kaolin, now (chiefly US) sometimes distinguished in reference to tableware as fine or good china.

(obsolete) A Chinese person. / (obsolete) Alternative form of cheyney: woollen stuff; items made or filled with cheyney. / (botany) Clipping of China rose: various flowers.

A nation or civilization occupying the country around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers in East Asia, taken as a whole under its various dynasties.

plural of china

plural of China

(historical) A people mentioned in ancient Indian literature from the first millennium BC and first millennium AD, such as the Mahabharata, Laws of Manu, and Puranic literature.

Synonym of French white (“pure variety of white lead pigment”)

(dated) A term for the Republic of China in Taiwan as opposed to Communist China, i.e. the People's Republic of China, primarily used during the Cold War prior to 1979.

(colloquial, sometimes offensive) Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. / (colloquial, sometimes offensive) Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.

People’s Republic of China