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mainland China

name

Etymology

From mainland + China.

  1. derived from 秦
  2. derived from चीन — “the Chinese; China”
  3. derived from 𐭰𐭩𐭭
  4. derived from Sīna
  5. derived from چین
  6. derived from Chin
  7. derived from Cina
  8. borrowed from China
  9. compounded as mainland china — “mainland + China”

Definitions

  1. The People's Republic of China, viewed as the general geographical region administered by…

    The People's Republic of China, viewed as the general geographical region administered by the PRC in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War (as opposed to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan which are coastal and insular areas)

    • In 1953 the city had only 20% of the total value of mainland China's industrial output, but this was officially claimed to be 368% higher than that of 1950.

  2. Also used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Also used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mainland, China.

  3. Alternative letter-case form of mainland China.

    • Under this strategy we would mine the major harbors and, perhaps, bomb port facilities and even consider blockade. In addition, we would attack systematically the rail lines between Hanoi and Mainland China.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mainland China. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA