Feminine
China

China

China (a country in eastern Asia)

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
Chi‧na
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈt͡ʃina/
Etymology

Possibly from Venetan Cina, from Classical Persian چین (Čin, “China”) under influence from Medieval Latin Sina (“China”), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (Čīn, “China”), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna), ultimately possibly from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin).

Related words

People’s Republic of China

China People’s Republic

the People’s Republic of China

𐐕𐐴𐑌𐐲

Communist China

República Popular de China

Catay

la República Popular China

China Comunista

China Continental

China roja

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