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cross-strait

cross-strait adjective: pertaining to relations between the People's Republic of China, commonly known as mainland China, and the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan.

Adjective

cross-strait (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to relations between the People's Republic of China, commonly known as mainland China, and the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan.
    • The aim of this paper is to examine the continually evolving dynamics of cross-strait relations.

Origin of cross-strait

From cross- + strait (referring to the Taiwan Strait).

Questions about cross-strait

What does cross-strait mean?
Cross-strait means pertaining to relations between the People's Republic of China, commonly known as mainland China, and the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan.
What part of speech is cross-strait?
Cross-strait is an adjective.

Words near cross-strait in the dictionary

  1. cross-stitchers
  2. cross-stitches
  3. cross-stitching
  4. cross-stone
  5. cross-stones
  6. cross-strait
  7. cross-stratification
  8. cross-subsidies
  9. cross-subsidise
  10. cross-subsidised
  11. cross-subsidises

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