China
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: China is a noun meaning (uncountable) Chinaware: porcelain tableware.
Meaning
(uncountable) Chinaware: porcelain tableware.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, chiefly US, dated) Cheaper and lower-quality ceramic and ceramic tableware, distinguished from porcelain.
- (uncountable) Synonym of China root, the root of Smilax china (particularly) as a medicine.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Synonym of cheyney: worsted or woolen stuff.
- (countable) Synonym of China rose, in its various senses.
- (countable, Cockney rhyming slang, Australia, South Africa) Synonym of mate (rhyme of china-plate).
- (uncountable, dated) Tea from China, (particularly) varieties cured by smoking or opposed to Indian cultivars.
- (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.
Example Sentences
It's a china doll.
The traditional 20th anniversary gift is china.
They sell Callicoes, Cheney Sattin, Cheney ware.
...a Present of certain very rich Pieces of China.
Word Forms
- chinas
- chiney
Synonyms for china
Depending on context, synonyms include porcelain, cheyney, mate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hong, renminbi, guinea, continent.
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