Chona

Proper noun

China (usually uncountable, plural Chinas)

1. (usually) A cultural region and civilization in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers, taken as a whole under its various dynasties.
   • China has 5000 years of history.
2. (usually) A large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949.
   • 'Only a Nixon' Could Go to China1971 December 6, “A Size-up of President Nixon: Interview with Mike Mansfield, Senate Democratic Leader”, in US News & World Report, page 61
3. (usually) Synonym of mainland China.
   • The gambling winnings were transferred from Macau to China.

   Synonyms:

   mainland China

4. (usually) China in One China, asserting that there is only one de jure Chinese nation
   • It will not change the historical and legal facts that there is only one China in the world.
5. (historical, usually) Any of the empires occupying similar territory to that of the modern nation of China, ruled under various dynasties up through the early 20th century.
6. (historical, usually) The Republic of China prior to 1949, and sometimes after that time, particularly up through the early 1970's or so (when the People's Republic of China assumed the United Nations seat allocated to China).

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