"China" meaning in English

See China in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈtʃaɪ.nə/ Audio: en-us-china.ogg [US], en-us-China.ogg [US] Forms: China
enPR: chī'nə Head templates: {{proper noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. China is a country in Asia. It is officially called the People's Republic of China.
    Sense id: simple-China-en-name-2Bi9Jy6z
  2. China is the area controlled by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
    Sense id: simple-China-en-name-4zlVBcoF
     
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "China",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Proper noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "China is a country in Asia. It is officially called the People's Republic of China."
      ],
      "id": "simple-China-en-name-2Bi9Jy6z"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "China is the area controlled by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan)."
      ],
      "id": "simple-China-en-name-4zlVBcoF"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "chī'nə"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʃaɪ.nə/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"tSaI.n@/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-china.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-China.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "China"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "China",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Proper noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "China is a country in Asia. It is officially called the People's Republic of China."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "China is the area controlled by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "chī'nə"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʃaɪ.nə/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"tSaI.n@/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-china.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-China.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "China"
}

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