china

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Synonyms: chink, chine, ching, chin, chica, chia, chins, chana, chino, chiba, shina

Antonyms: chink, chine, ching, chin, chica, chia, chins, chana, chino, chiba, shina

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} {{syn of|en|porcelain}}, a [[hard]] [[white]] [[translucent]] [[ceramic]] [[made]] from [[kaolin]], [[now]] {{lb|en|chiefly|_|US}} [[sometimes]] [[distinguished]] in [[reference]] to [[tableware]] as {{m|en|fine}} or {{m|en|good}} ''china''.
2. {{senseid|en|chinaware}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[chinaware|Chinaware]]: [[porcelain]] [[tableware]].
3. {{lb|en|uncountable|chiefly|_|US|dated}} [[cheaper|Cheaper]] and [[lower]]-[[quality]] [[ceramic]] and [[ceramic]] [[tableware]], [[distinguish]]ed from [[porcelain]].
4. {{lb|en|uncountable}} {{syn of|en|China root}}, the [[root]] of {{taxlink|Smilax china|species}} {{lb|en|particularly}} as a [[medicine]].
5. {{lb|en|uncountable|obsolete}} {{syn of|en|cheyney}}: [[worsted]] or [[woolen]] [[stuff]].
6. {{lb|en|countable}} {{syn of|en|China rose}}, in its [[various]] [[sense]]s.
7. {{senseid|en|mate}} {{lb|en|countable|Cockney rhyming slang|Australia|South Africa}} {{syn of|en|mate}} {{q|rhyme of china-plate}}.
8. {{lb|en|uncountable|dated}} [[tea|Tea]] from [[China]], {{lb|en|particularly}} [[varieties]] [[cured]] by [[smoking]] or [[oppose]]d to [[India]]n [[cultivar]]s.
9. {{lb|en|countable|games|chiefly|_|US|obsolete}} A [[glazed]] china [[marble]].
10. {{lb|en|countable|music}} A [[kind]] of [[drum]] [[cymbal]] [[approximating]] a [[Chinese]] [[style]] of [[cymbal]], but [[usually]] with [[Turkish]] [[influence]]s.

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