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  • 1china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 2China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 3MORAVIA — (Czech Morava, Ger. Maehren, Heb. ,ןרהרמןיררעמ), historic region of the Czech Republic (formerly in czechoslovakia ). A political unit from around 769, it formed the nucleus of the Great Moravian Empire (first half of the ninth century until 906) …

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