Nationalist China

name

"nationalist-china" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Nationalist China” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - the Republic of China (particularly under the rule of the one-party Kuomintang regime in Nanjing during 1925 to 1948)

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Index EN-nationalist-china · Nationalist China · English

Nationalist China · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Nationalist China
PropertyValue
HeadwordNationalist China
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Nationalist China” in English

Nationalist Chinaranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nationalist China is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "the Republic of China (particularly under the rule of the one-party Kuomintang regime in Nanjing during 1925 to 1948)".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Nationalist China, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From nationalist + China. The correct English form is Nationalist China, spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-T- -C-H-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    the Republic of China (particularly under the rule of the one-party Kuomintang regime in Nanjing during 1925 to 1948)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Nationalist China appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It was learned reliably that Chiang’s closest associates finally suggested to him directly that the only salvation for Nationalist China is for him to step down and let others try to salvage the remnants—probably through negotiation with the Communists.
  2. But still two questions remain. Can Nationalist China take a bridgehead without American aid? And once taken, what happens next? Of what good will a small piece of land around Foochow, or Amoy, or Putien be to Free China?

Etymology

From nationalist + China.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nationalist China"?
"Nationalist China" is spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-T- -C-H-I-N-A.
What does "Nationalist China" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nationalist China" means: the Republic of China (particularly under the rule of the one-party Kuomintang regime in Nanjing during 1925 to 1948)
What is the origin of the word "Nationalist China"?
From nationalist + China. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list