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China
Proper noun
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China is a country in Asia. It is officially called the People's Republic of China.
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China is the area controlled by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan)
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China is the Chinese civilization.
china
Noun
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Very good dishes. They are often expensive and decorated with a design.
We only get out the good china for special guests.
under
Preposition
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In the same place as another thing, but lower.
They ate under the trees.
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In the control of.
He was under the leader of the organization.
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In the middle of a process; experiencing.
The idea is under the committee's judgement (judging).
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.