communist china
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1. a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world (noun.location)
instance hypernym | : | asian country, asian nation, |
definition | : | any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | manchuria, |
definition | : | a region in northeastern China (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | chongqing, chungking, |
definition | : | a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | canton, guangzhou, kuangchou, kwangchow, |
definition | : | a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | gansu, gansu province, kansu, |
definition | : | a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | hunan, hunan province, |
definition | : | a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | luda, luta, |
definition | : | an industrial conurbation in northeastern China on the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula; it now includes the cities of Dalian and Lushun (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | dairen, dalian, talien, |
definition | : | a port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | loyang, luoyang, |
definition | : | a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | lushun, port arthur, |
definition | : | a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | hangchow, hangzhou, |
definition | : | a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | nan-chang, nanchang, |
definition | : | a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | nan-ning, nanning, |
definition | : | an industrial city in southern China (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | nanjing, nanking, |
definition | : | a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | shanghai, |
definition | : | the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | taiyuan, |
definition | : | an ancient city in northeastern China noted for coal mining and steel production (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | tangshan, |
definition | : | an industrial city of northeastern China in Hebei province (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | t'ien-ching, tianjin, tientsin, |
definition | : | a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | grand canal, |
definition | : | an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China; extends from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | wuhan, |
definition | : | a city of central China on the Chang Jiang; the commercial and industrial center of central China (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | changan, hsian, sian, singan, xian, |
definition | : | a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | sinkiang, xinjiang, xinjiang uighur autonomous region, |
definition | : | an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | inner mongolia, nei monggol, |
definition | : | an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911 (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | hong kong, |
definition | : | formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | gobi, gobi desert, |
definition | : | a desert in central China (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | bo hai, po hai, |
definition | : | an inlet of the Yellow Sea, on the coast of Eastern China (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | gan jiang, kan river, |
definition | : | a river in southeastern China that flows generally north into the Chang Jiang to the north of Nanchang (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | huang he, hwang ho, yellow river, |
definition | : | a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | liaodong bandao, liaodong peninsula, |
definition | : | a peninsula in northeastern China that extends into the Yellow Sea, between Bo Hai and Korea Bay (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | mekong, mekong river, |
definition | : | an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | nan ling, |
definition | : | a mountain range in southeastern China running generally east to west (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | pamir mountains, the pamirs, |
definition | : | a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | poyang, |
definition | : | a lake in central China that is connected to the Chang Jiang by a canal (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | tien shan, tyan shan, |
definition | : | a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles (noun.object) |
part meronym | : | asia, |
definition | : | the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations (noun.object) |
member holonym | : | chinese, |
definition | : | a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China (noun.person) |
domain member region | : | acupuncture, stylostixis, |
definition | : | treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | acupressure, g-jo, shiatsu, |
definition | : | treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | chinese revolution, |
definition | : | the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912 (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | yang, |
definition | : | the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology (noun.cognition) |
domain member region | : | yin, |
definition | : | the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology (noun.cognition) |
domain member region | : | feng shui, |
definition | : | rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi); the favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into consideration in designing and siting buildings and graves and furniture (noun.cognition) |
domain member region | : | chinese, |
definition | : | any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system (noun.communication) |
domain member region | : | cultural revolution, great proletarian cultural revolution, |
definition | : | a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos (noun.event) |
domain member region | : | dim sum, |
definition | : | traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | fortune cookie, |
definition | : | thin folded wafer containing a maxim on a slip of paper (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | egg foo yong, egg fu yung, |
definition | : | omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | egg roll, spring roll, |
definition | : | minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | red guard, |
definition | : | a radical political movement by Chinese youths who espoused Maoist principles (noun.group) |
domain member region | : | falun gong, |
definition | : | a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices (noun.group) |
domain member region | : | hangchow, hangzhou, |
definition | : | a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world (noun.location) |
domain member region | : | yalu, yalu river, |
definition | : | river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China) (noun.object) |
domain member region | : | cattie, catty, |
definition | : | any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) (noun.quantity) |
domain member region | : | ch'i, chi, ki, qi, |
definition | : | the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health (noun.state) |
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