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{{movenotice|China|Talk:China#Requested move}} {{Wiktionary|China|china|čhína}}
''']''', officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia.
{{Wiktionary|China|china}}

''']''' is a large nation, geographical area, and civilization extending over much of East Asia.


'''China''' may also refer to: '''China''' may also refer to:
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==East Asia==
{{See also|Names of China}}
* ], Western term referring to the core regions of China
* ], the Chinese-speaking world
* ] (PRC), state founded in 1949
* ] (ROC), state founded in 1912 that now rules Taiwan
* ], term referring to the geographical area of China excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan


==Southeast Asia== == Places ==
=== China-related regions, polities, and concepts ===
* Former Buginese lost kingdom of ''Cina'' in South Sulawesi, pronounced ''Cheena'', absorbed by ] kingdom.
* ], the historical dynasties that ruled and represented China
* ], a geographical region encompassing mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan
* ], the geopolitical area directly controlled by the People's Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau
* Republic of China, now more commonly known as ]
** ], the sovereign state based in mainland China prior to its government's relocation to Taiwan
** ], the geographical territory under the ''de facto'' control of the Republic of China, including Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and various other minor islands
* ], also called "Inner China" or the "Eighteen Provinces", the core part of China during the Qing dynasty
* ], the various historical Korean, Vietnamese, and Japanese regimes that subscribed to various forms of Chinese cultural and political identity
* ], a short-lived monarchy established by Yuan Shikai


=== United States ===
==Ceramics==
* ]
* ], sometimes referred to as "china"
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* ], sometimes referred to as "china"
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* ], type of high-temperature fired ceramic; often referred to as "china" or "fine china"
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===Elsewhere===
==Other place names==
*], Japan * ], a town in Japan
*], Mexico * ], a municipality in Mexico
* ]
* ], a beach on Vancouver Island, Canada


==Film and television==
;United States
* ], a film by John Farrow
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* ], an episode of ''The Office''
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*] * '']'', a show on Adult Swim
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== Music ==
;Canada
* ], a hard rock band from Switzerland
*China Hat, older name for ], Canada
** ]
*], British Columbia, Canada
* ] (1979)
* ] (2018)
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* ], a type of accent cymbal
* ], a record label


==People== ==People==
===Football===
* ], British actress
* ], born ''José Gonçalves da Silva'', Brazilian football forward
* ], British novelist
* ] born ''José Ricardo da Silva'', Brazilian striker
* ] (aka Chyna Doll), pseudonym for Joanie Laurer (born 1969), American actress and former professional wrestler
* ], born ''Ademir Ueta'', Brazilian football forward
* ], American singer and actress
* ] born ''Henrique Valmir da Conceição'', Brazilian defensive midfielder
* ], Brazilian footballer known as China
* ] born ''Carlos Alberto Gomes Kao Yien'', Brazilian rightback
* ] (b. 1939), Brazilian footballer known as China; who played at the 1960 Summer Olympics
* ], Brazilian footballer known as China * ] born ''Leonardo Bruno dos Santos Silva'', Brazilian rightback
* ] born ''João Pedro dos Santos Gonçalves'', Portuguese leftback
* ], born ''Rogerio Alves dos Santos'', Brazilian football striker


==In music== == Other uses ==
* ], 1979 album by Greek artist Vangelis * ], a genus of grasshopper
* ] or porcelain
* ], song by Red Rockers
* ], song by Tori Amos * ], a schooner destroyed in 1883
* ], type of accent cymbal * ], a national racing team from China
* ], record label * ], an asteroid
* ], launched 1862, renamed ''China'' in the Lay-Osborn Flotilla
* ], a British hospital ship in World War I
* '']'', a plant species
* ], a people mentioned in ancient Indian literature


==In Indian literature== ==People with the name==
* ] (born 1971), British motor specialist
* ]
* ], British entomologist (heteropterist)
* ]
* ] * ] (born 1974), English actress
* ] (born 1971), American actress

* ] (1929–2016), fashion model and editor
==Other uses==
* ] (born 1998), American actress and singer
* ], an asteroid
* ] (born 1972), British novelist
* ], in California
* ] (born 1978), American singer and television host living in Paris
* China, meaning ] in Puerto Rican Spanish
* ] (1922–2014), Uruguayan actress
* ]
* ] (born 1980), American convicted killer
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== See also == == See also ==
* ]
* ], sometimes referred to as "Little China"
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ], a region in modern Vietnam
* ], a peninsula in Southeast Asia
* ], given name and surname, including a list of people with the name
* Cina, a former kingdom absorbed by ] in Indonesia
* {{lookfrom|China}} * {{lookfrom|China}}
* {{intitle|China}} * {{intitle|China}}


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Latest revision as of 04:29, 14 January 2025

China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia.

China may also refer to:

Places

China-related regions, polities, and concepts

  • Dynasties of China, the historical dynasties that ruled and represented China
  • Greater China, a geographical region encompassing mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan
  • Mainland China, the geopolitical area directly controlled by the People's Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau
  • Republic of China, now more commonly known as Taiwan
    • Republic of China (1912–1949), the sovereign state based in mainland China prior to its government's relocation to Taiwan
    • Taiwan Area, the geographical territory under the de facto control of the Republic of China, including Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and various other minor islands
  • China proper, also called "Inner China" or the "Eighteen Provinces", the core part of China during the Qing dynasty
  • Little China (ideology), the various historical Korean, Vietnamese, and Japanese regimes that subscribed to various forms of Chinese cultural and political identity
  • Empire of China (1915–1916), a short-lived monarchy established by Yuan Shikai

United States

Elsewhere

Film and television

Music

People

Football

Other uses

People with the name

See also

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