As proper nouns the difference between china and jinan
is that china is a country in East Asia, officially named the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) while Jinan is a sub-provincial city in eastern China; capital of Shandong Province.
As a noun china
is the root of a climbing plant, Smilax china L., once believed to have important medicinal properties.
china
Proper noun
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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
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* Cathay
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* all the tea in China
* made in China
Anagrams
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jinan
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A sub-provincial city in eastern China; capital of Shandong Province.
Anagrams
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