'China' definitions:
Definition of 'China'
(from WordNet)
noun
A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, Cathay]
noun
High quality porcelain originally made only in China
noun
A government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong [syn: Taiwan, China, Nationalist China, Republic of China]
noun
Dishware made of high quality porcelain [syn: chinaware, china]
Definition of 'China'
From: GCIDE
- Porcelain \Por"ce*lain\ (277), n. [F. porcelaine, It. porcellana, orig., the porcelain shell, or Venus shell (Cypr[ae]a porcellana), from a dim. fr. L. porcus pig, probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape to a pig's back. Porcelain was called after this shell, either on account of its smoothness and whiteness, or because it was believed to be made from it. See Pork.] A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware, made first in China and Japan, but now also in Europe and America; -- called also China, or China ware. [1913 Webster]
- Porcelain, by being pure, is apt to break. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Ivory porcelain, porcelain with a surface like ivory, produced by depolishing. See Depolishing.
- Porcelain clay. See under Clay.
- Porcelain crab (Zool.), any crab of the genus Porcellana and allied genera (family Porcellanid[ae]). They have a smooth, polished carapace.
- Porcelain jasper. (Min.) See Porcelanite.
- Porcelain printing, the transferring of an impression of an engraving to porcelain.
- Porcelain shell (Zool.), a cowry. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'China'
From: GCIDE
- China \Chi"na\, n.
- 1. A country in Eastern Asia. [1913 Webster]
- 2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain. [1913 Webster]
- China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant. See Aster.
- China bean. See under Bean, 1.
- China clay See Kaolin.
- China grass, Same as Ramie.
- China ink. See India ink.
- China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of Dianthus (Dianthus Chiensis) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink.
- China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax (Smilax China, from the East Indies; -- formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and Alpinia officinarum).
- China rose. (Bot.) (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other species. (b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east Indies.
- China shop, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery.
- Pride of China, China tree. (Bot.) See Azedarach. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'china'
From: Moby Thesaurus
China, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
China, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
1112
Housing Units (2000) :
458
Land area (2000) :
1.288801 sq. miles (3.337980 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.008365 sq. miles (0.021665 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.297166 sq. miles (3.359645 sq. km)
FIPS code :
14704
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
30.054259 N, 94.331882 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Words containing 'China'
- China Grove,
- China aster,
- China bean,
- China brier,
- China clay,
- China grass,
- China ink,
- China lake,
- China matting,
- China pink,
- China root,
- China rose,
- China shop,
- China tree,
- China ware,
- China, TX,
- Communist China,
- Ironstone china,
- Limoges China,
- Pride of China,
- Rose of China,
- Smilax China,
- bone china,
- china cabinet,
- china closet,
- china jute,
- china stone,
- cochin china,
- crackle china,
- mainland China,
- nationalist china,
- red china,
- republic of china,
- China Grove, NC,
- China Grove, TX,
- China Lake Acres,
- Pseudo-china,
- capital of red china,
- china fleece vine,
- east china sea,
- great wall of china,
- people's republic of china,
- south china sea,
- wild china tree,
- China Lake Acres, CA,
- Smilax Pseudo-China