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Europe vs China - What's the difference?

europe | china |

As proper nouns the difference between europe and china

is that europe is the portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean while China is a country in East Asia, officially named the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国).

As a noun china is

the root of a climbing plant, Smilax china L., once believed to have important medicinal properties.

europe

English

(wikipedia Europe)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean.
  • A political entity; the European Union.
  • (UK, Ireland) Continental Europe, excluding the island nations.
  • (soccer) International club competitions operated by UEFA, the sport's governing body for Europe.
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  • Manchester City crashed out of Europe on Tuesday as Borussia Dortmund ended their hopes of qualifying for the Europa League.

    Hypernyms

    * Eurasia

    Derived terms

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    See also

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    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

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