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Rank 9 of 9821 words12 places

People's Republic of China

21 English words in this atlas point back to People's Republic of China, spread across 12 places.

WordThe placeRelationshipConfidence
cashmereThe wool is Kashmir, spelled the old English way.KashmirFrom its productWell attested
shanghaiThe verb is named for a port, not for a method invented there alone.ShanghaiFrom the placeWell attested
chinaThe teacup is named for the country that made porcelain famous in Europe.JingdezhenFrom its productWell attested
kaolinThe clay behind porcelain is named for a hill in Jiangxi.JingdezhenFrom its productWell attested
nankeenThe yellow cotton is named for Nanjing.NanjingFrom its productWell attested
XanaduThe dream palace was a real Mongol capital.ShangduHistorical nameWell attested
satinThe cloth is usually traced to a Chinese port's Arabic name.QuanzhouHistorical nameProbable
Peking duckThe dish carries the older English spelling of Beijing.BeijingHistorical nameWell attested
Canton flannelCanton is Guangzhou; the cloth was named for the port, not a mill there.GuangzhouHistorical nameProbable
Beijing bikiniChinese cities have run official campaigns against it.BeijingFrom the placeWell attested
camisa de chinoThe national dress of the Philippines is worn over a shirt named for Chinese laborers.People's Republic of ChinaIndirectProbable
China syndromeAn engineers' joke about digging to China became the name of a real fear twelve days before Three Mile Island.People's Republic of ChinaFrom the placeWell attested
ChinadomBefore Chinatown settled into English, American writers tried Chinadom.People's Republic of ChinaFrom the placeWell attested
ChinatownThe word was coined in California before it was ever used of London or Sydney.People's Republic of ChinaFrom the placeWell attested
Chinese dragonIt is a rain spirit with a hare's eyes, not a fire-breathing lizard.People's Republic of ChinaFrom the placeWell attested
galangalThe word crossed four languages before reaching English, and the place at the end of the chain may not be there at all.GuangdongIndirectDisputed
Manchurian candidateThe brainwashing happens in Manchuria because that is where the novel's Chinese and Soviet handlers could plausibly meet.ManchuriaFrom its peopleWell attested
Nixon in ChinaThe man who built a career on anti communism was the one who could shake Mao's hand.People's Republic of ChinaFrom the placeWell attested
wuhanic acidTwo new fatty acids were named after the two cities whose labs worked them out.WuhanFrom the placeWell attested
have more chins than a Chinese phone bookThe joke only works for a reader who knows Chin is a common Chinese surname.People's Republic of ChinaFrom its peopleWell attested
have more chins than ChinatownMost English speakers met this phrase through a hit parody single.People's Republic of ChinaIndirectWell attested
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