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Chinas
name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 plural of China form-of, plural
"Kennedy said that he was opposed to recognition of Red China. He indicated, however, that strong arguments had been presented to him in favor of the so-called “two Chinas policy.” Under this policy, Nationalist China would retain its seat on the Security Council, and Red China would have only a seat in the Assembly. This would mean that Red China would have only one vote out of about a hundred in the Assembly and would not be able to block UN action by veto."
Noun
- 1 plural of china form-of, plural
- 2 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. historical, plural, plural-only
Etymology
From Sanskrit चीनः (cīnaḥ).
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