China

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /tʃʌɪnÉ™/

After the country China.

Full definition of china

Noun

1. (uncountable) The root of a climbing plant, Smilax china L., once believed to have important medicinal properties.
• 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.5.1.v:China, saith Manardus, makes a good colour in the face, takes away melancholy, and all infirmities proceeding from cold ....
2. (uncountable) Ceramic or porcelain
3. (uncountable) Tableware made from china.
4. (countable, music) A cymbal, flattened at the perimeter, about 16 to 20 inches (40 to 50 centimetres) across, that is ridden or crashed to produce a distinctive "trashy" sound.
5. A glazed china marble in children's games.

Derived terms

• bone china

From china plate.

Noun

1. (Cockney rhyming slang, countable) Mate (i.e., friend).All right, me old china?

Anagrams

• chain