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Republic of China en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/
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Meanings

  1. a country in East Asia founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan, Chinese name: 中華民國／中华民国. ▸ Official name of Taiwan: a partly-recognized country in East Asia; the rump state left over from the Republic of China on the mainland after 1949.
    • Taiwan's Coast Guard said it monitored with its own ship two Chinese vessels operating southeast of its Orchid Island in the Pacific Ocean and condemned China for claiming to carry out "law enforcement activities." "The sovereignty of the Republic of China must not be infringed upon," it said in ⁠a statement, using Taiwan's formal name. "We are firmly committed to defending national sovereignty and ensuring the security of our waters." 2026 June 1 [2026 May 31], Joe Cash, Ben Blanchard, Kantaro Komiya, “China patrols waters east of Taiwan in response to Japan, Philippine maritime border talks”, in Jacqueline Wong, Stephen Coates, Thomas Derpinghaus, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2026:
    • As for us, free Chinese in the Republic of China, in spite of the changing world situation, we have never faltered in our resolve to liberate the mainland and restore freedom to the hundreds of millions of Chinese who still suffer under Communist oppression. 1965 May 4, Chiang Chung-cheng (Chiang Kai-shek), “Foreword to the Abridged Edition”, in Madame Chiang Kai-shek, transl., Soviet Russia in China: A Summing-up at Seventy, Shihlin, Taipei: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →OCLC, page viii:
    • Now, on the eve of my second term as President of the Republic of China, it is time to put forward a blueprint for national development based upon the mandate my compatriots have given me through my reelection. With the blueprint I pledge myself to working hand in hand with my fellow citizens for the cause of my country. 1996 May, Lee Teng-hui, “Preface”, in Peace Through Democratic Reforms, Taipei: Wen Ying Tang Press Inc., →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://archive.org/details/peacethroughdemo0000teng/page/n13/:
    • From now on, we must work harder to prove two points:[...]Second, that the Chinese Communists are not to be trusted and that sooner or later, in one way or another, they are going to attempt to destroy the Republic of China and seize Taiwan. 1982 January 17, “U.S., ROC and Red China”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 3, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:
    • While we shall never timidly retreat before the threat of armed aggression, we would welcome, in the present circumstances, negotiations that could have a fruitful result in preserving the peace of the Formosa area and reaching a solution that could be acceptable to all parties concerned, including of course our ally the Republic of China. 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower, 0:21 from the start, in President Eisenhower Speaks On The Formosa Situation (1958), British Pathé, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2014:
    • Fortunately, in April 1979, Congress codified the United States’ support for the brave people of the Republic of China with the passage of the Taiwan Relations Act. This gave our friends the cover to develop the vibrant economy and flourishing democracy we see today and prevented them from being overrun by the same tyrants who are now in the process of eradicating democracy in Hong Kong. 2005, Jesse Helms, “Jimmy Carter”, in Here's Where I Stand: A Memoir, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 106–107:
  2. (historical) a country in East Asia founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan, Chinese name: 中華民國／中华民国. ▸ Former official name of China: a country in East Asia that controlled mainland China from 1912 to 1949, which succeeded the Qing dynasty and preceded the People's Republic of China.
    • I met in the Generalissimo a man of great vision, great courage, and a remarkably keen understanding of the problems of today and tomorrow. We discussed all the manifold military plans for striking at Japan with decisive force from many directions, and I believe I can say that he returned to Chungking with the positive assurance of total victory over our common enemy. Today we and the Republic of China are closer together than ever before in deep friendship and in unity of purpose. 1943 December 24, Franklin Roosevelt, 9:20 from the start, in Fireside Chat 27: On the Tehran and Cairo Conferences, Miller Center:
  3. (historical) a country in East Asia that controlled the Fujian Province of China from 1933 to 1934, Chinese name: 中華共和國／中华共和国.

Forms

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the Republic of China canonical lexicographic

Coordinates

People's Republic of China · PRC

Hypernyms

China

Relateds

People's Republic of China · Qing · China · Taiwan

Synonyms

Taiwan · ROC · Blue China · Free China · ROC · Chinese Taipei

Translations (80)

cs Čínská republika (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · et Hiina Vabariik (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · pt República da China (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · ar جُمْهُورِيَّة الصِّين (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · nrf Républyique dé Chinne (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · sq Republika Kineze (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · ms Republik China (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · co Republica di China (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · ca República de Xina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · gl República de China (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · uk Кита́йська Респу́бліка (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · bg Република Китай (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · sv Republiken Kina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · nb Republikken Kina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · ko 중화민국 (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · es República de China (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · ru Кита́йская Респу́блика (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · co Republica di Cina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · ro Republica Chineză (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · is Lýðveldið Kína (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · fi Kiinan tasavalta (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · de Republik China (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · eo Respubliko Ĉinio (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · pl Republika Chińska (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · hy Չինաստանի Հանրապետություն (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · ja 中華民国 (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · gl República da China (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · sk Čínska republika (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · co Ripublica di Cina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · sl Republika Kitajska (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · am የቻይና ሪፐብሊክ (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · kk Қытай Республикасы (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · ast República de China (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · uk Респу́бліка Кита́й (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · km សាធារណរដ្ឋចិន (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · bn প্রজাতন্ত্রী চীন (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · cmn 中華民國 /中华民国 (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · el Δημοκρατία της Κίνας (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · pam Republika ning Tsina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · nn Republikken Kina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · yue 中華民國 /中华民国 (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · co Ripublica di China (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · wo Republik bu Ciin (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · tl Republika ng Tsina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · lo ສາທາລະນະລັດຈີນ (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · my တရုတ်သမ္မတနိုင်ငံ (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · mr चीनचे प्रजासत्ताक (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · ga Poblacht na Síne (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · hi चीनी गणराज्य (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · ta சீனக் குடியரசு (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · nl Republiek China (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · ka ჩინეთის რესპუბლიკა (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · fy Republyk Sina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · da Republikken Kina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · vi Trung Hoa Dân Quốc (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · lv Ķīnas Republika (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · tr Çin Cumhuriyeti (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · mk Република Кина (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · id Republik Tiongkok (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · sh Република Кина (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · la Res publica Sinarum (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · hu Kínai Köztársaság (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · mn Бүгд Найрамдах Хятад Улс (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · ca República de la Xina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · wo Republik bu Siin (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · fr République de Chine (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · af Republiek Sjina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · sh Republika Kina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · lt Kinijos Respublika (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · fa جمهوری چین (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · it Repubblica di Cina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · kbd Хъутей Республикэ (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · az Çin Respublikası (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · ky Кытай Республикасы (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · th สาธารณรัฐจีน (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · sco Republic o Cheenae (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · he הרפובליקה הסינית (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · sc Repùblica de Tzina (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · za Cunghvaz Mingoz (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan) · be Рэспубліка Кітай (a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan)