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China vs Chian - What's the difference?

china | chian |

As nouns the difference between china and chian

is that china is (uncountable) the root of a climbing plant, smilax china l, once believed to have important medicinal properties or china can be (cockney rhyming slang|countable) mate (ie, friend) while chian is .

china

English

(wikipedia China)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A country in East Asia, officially named the People's Republic of China ().
  • A region in East Asia comprising the areas governed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
  • The civilization of the Chinese people.
  • (very rarely) A female given name.

    • Derived terms

    * China Hand * Chinaman * China syndrome * Chinese * sinophobia

    See also

    * * * * * Cathay * * all the tea in China * made in China

    Anagrams

    * (l) ----

    chian

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the Aegean Sea.

    • Derived terms

    * Chian earth * Chian turpentine (Webster 1913)