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one-child policy

one-child policy noun: a policy of population control in China, whereby a married couple is allowed only one child.

Noun

one-child policy (plural one-child policies)

  1. (historical) A policy of population control in China, whereby a married couple is allowed only one child.
    • At the same time, it glides over the personal traumas that the one-child policy must cause among innumerable Chinese. Certainly it is awesome to think of a nation that brings its powers of persuasion against a woman's right to conceive.1984 February 14, John Corry, “Birth Curb in China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

one-child policy meaning in Tamil

one-child policy in Tamil

ஒரு பிள்ளைக் கொள்கை

Forms of one-child policy

pluralone-child policies

Questions about one-child policy

What does one-child policy mean?
One-child policy means a policy of population control in China, whereby a married couple is allowed only one child.
What is one-child policy in Tamil?
One-child policy in Tamil is ஒரு பிள்ளைக் கொள்கை. See One-child policy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is one-child policy?
One-child policy is a noun.
What is the plural of one-child policy?
The plural of one-child policy is one-child policies.

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  7. one-cold
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  9. one-day
  10. one-day cricket
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