Of or relating to China or the Chinese

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• China — • Includes history, government, education, and religion Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. China     China     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Chinese — Chinese, Chinaman Chinese is the standard word, both as a noun (with plural the same) and an adjective, for people and things relating to China. Chinaman, the form recommended by Fowler (1926), has developed unfavourable overtones and is no… …   Modern English usage

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• Chinese — Chi|nese1 [ˌtʃaıˈni:z] n 1.) [U] the language used in China 2.) the Chinese [plural] people from China 3.) [singular] BrE informal a meal of Chinese food, or a restaurant that sells Chinese food ▪ Do you fancy going out for a Chinese? Chinese 2 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Chinese — adj. & n. adj. a of or relating to China. b of Chinese descent. n. 1 the Chinese language. 2 (pl. same) a a native or national of China. b a person of Chinese descent. Phrases and idioms: Chinese cabbage = Chinese leaf. Chinese gooseberry = kiwi… …   Useful english dictionary

• The Church in China —     The Church in China     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church in China     Ancient Christians     The introduction of Christianity into China has been ascribed not only to the Apostle of India, St. Thomas, but also to St. Bartholomew. In the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Cantos — by Ezra Pound is a long, incomplete poem in 120 sections, each of which is a canto . Most of it was written between 1915 and 1962, although much of the early work was abandoned and the early cantos, as finally published, date from 1922 onwards.… …   Wikipedia

• China National Petroleum Corporation — 中国石油天然气集团公司 Type Government owned corporation Industry Oil Gas Founded Beijing, PR China (1988 …   Wikipedia

• Chinese American history — is the history of Chinese Americans or the history of ethnic Chinese in the United States. Chinese immigration to the U.S. consisted of three major waves, with the first beginning in the 19th century. Chinese immigrants in the 19th century worked …   Wikipedia

• Chinese alchemy — Chinese alchemy, a part of the larger tradition of Taoism, centers on the tradition of body spirit cultivation that developed through the Chinese understandings of medicine and the body. These Chinese traditions were developed into a system of… …   Wikipedia