/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, collectively: a collection of china.
5. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a playing marble of china, or sometimes of porcelain or glass.
adj.
6. made of china.
7. indicating the twentieth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary. See table under wedding anniversary .
[ 1645-55; by ellipsis from CHINAWARE ]