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Chimerica

Chimerica proper noun: the symbiotic relationship between China and the United States.

Proper noun

Chimerica

  1. (neologism) The symbiotic relationship between China and the United States.
    • As in all good marriages, the differences between the two halves of Chimerica are complementary. He concluded by saying "Chimerica, despite its name, is no chimera." In conclusion, shouldn't we view China's ascendancy as an opportunity […]2007, Sheng-Wei Wang, China's Ascendancy: An Opportunity Or a Threat? : what Every American Should Know about China, →ISBN
    • The losers were countries like Indonesia and Brazil, whose real trade-weighted exchange rates appreciated between January 2008 and November 2010 by, respectively, 18 per cent and 17 per cent. No doubt, Chimerica has passed its prime […]2011, Niall Ferguson, Civilization: The West and the Rest, Penguin UK, →ISBN

Origin of Chimerica

Blend of China + America, coined by British historian Niall Ferguson and German economist Moritz Schularick, with reference to chimera.

Questions about Chimerica

What does Chimerica mean?
Chimerica means the symbiotic relationship between China and the United States.
What part of speech is Chimerica?
Chimerica is a proper noun.

Words near Chimerica in the dictionary

  1. chimere
  2. chimeres
  3. chimeric
  4. chimeric antigen receptor
  5. chimeric antigen receptors
  6. Chimerica
  7. chimerical
  8. chimerically
  9. chimericity
  10. chimerid
  11. chimerids

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