GREAT WALL OF CHINA

Meaning of GREAT WALL OF CHINA in English

world's longest system of fortified walls which was built in the 3rd century BC by the Ch'in dynasty (located in northern China)

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

GREAT WALL (OF CHINA) — Chinese Wanli Changcheng Defensive wall, northern China. One of the largest building-construction projects ever carried out, it runs (with all …
Английский словарь Британика
GREAT WALL OF CHINA — a system of fortified walls with a roadway along the top, constructed as a defense for China against the nomads …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT WALL OF CHINA — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Wan-li Ch'ang-ch'eng, or (Pinyin) Wanli Changcheng ("10,000 Li Long Wall"), extensive bulwark erected in ancient China. It is …
Britannica English vocabulary
GREAT WALL OF CHINA — ˌGreat ˌWall of ˈChina, the BrE AmE a large strong wall that is over 2000 kilometres long and which was …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREAT WALL OF CHINA — Chinese Wanli Changcheng Defensive wall, northern China. One of the largest building-construction projects ever carried out, it runs (with all …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT WALL OF CHINA — Великая Китайская стена
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHINA — China (sh-) npr China; muralia de China Chinese Wall, Great Wall of China; mar de China China Sea; tinta de …
Interlingua English vocab
WALL — I Any of various upright constructions used to divide or enclose a room or building. In traditional masonry construction, curtain …
Английский словарь Британика
GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
CHINA — I officially People's Republic of China Country, eastern Asia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Area: 3,696,100 sq mi (9,572,900 sq km). Population …
Английский словарь Британика
WALL — I. ˈwȯl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weall rampart, wall; akin to Old Saxon wal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHINA — I. ˈchīnə noun ( -s ) Etymology: modification (influenced by China, the country) of Persian chīnī (Chinese) porcelain 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WALL
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINA — /chuy"neuh/ , n. 1. People's Republic of , a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINA — /chuy"neuh/ , n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WALL — I. ˈwȯl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weall; akin to Middle High German wall; both from Latin vallum …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WALL — noun the side of a level or drift. 2. wall ·noun the country rock bounding a vein laterally. 3. wall …
Webster English vocab
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
Webster English vocab
WALL — [wall] n [ME, fr. OE weall; akin to MHG wall; both fr. L vallum rampart, fr. vallus stake, palisade; perh. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHINA — Temples on the slopes of Mount T'ai, one of the five holy peaks of China; it is the principal peak …
Britannica English vocabulary
WALL — / wɔːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a long vertical solid structure, made of stone, brick or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHINA — / ˈtʃaɪnə; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. white clay which is baked and used for making delicate cups, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WALL — I. wall 1 S1 W1 /wɔːl $ wɒːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: weall ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHINA — China BrE AmE the largest country in eastern Asia. Population: 1,321,851,888 (2007). Capital: Beijing. China's population is the largest of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHINA — chi ‧ na /ˈtʃaɪnə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Persian ; Origin: chini 'Chinese' ; because …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WALL — n. & v. --n. 1 a a continuous and usu. vertical structure of usu. brick or stone, having little width …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREAT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHINA — n. & adj. --n. 1 a kind of fine white or translucent ceramic ware, porcelain, etc. 2 things made from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WALL — n. & v. n. 1 a a continuous and usu. vertical structure of usu. brick or stone, having little width …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREAT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHINA — n. & adj. n. 1 a kind of fine white or translucent ceramic ware, porcelain, etc. 2 things made from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WALL — n. & v. --n. 1. a a continuous and usu. vertical structure of usu. brick or stone, having little width …
Oxford English vocab
GREAT
Oxford English vocab
CHINA — n. & adj. --n. 1. a kind of fine white or translucent ceramic ware, porcelain, etc. 2 things made from …
Oxford English vocab
WALL — ( walls) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A wall is one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHINA — 1. China is a hard white substance made from clay. It is used to make things such as cups, bowls, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WALL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boundary wall/fence ▪ The boundary wall was about twenty foot high. a company …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHINA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a paper/plastic/china cup (= one made of paper etc ) ▪ All they had to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WALL — [noun] [C] - a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or encloses somethingThe walls in this …
Cambridge English vocab
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
Cambridge English vocab
CHINA — [noun] [U] - high quality clay that is shaped and then heated to make it permanently hard, or objects made …
Cambridge English vocab
WALL — n. Antonine Wall bearing wall load bearing wall Berlin Wall cavity wall curtain wall Great Wall of China Hadrian's Wall …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHINA — n. People's Republic of China bone china China Sea Cochin China Great Wall of China
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHINA — n. officially People's Republic of China Country, eastern Asia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Area: 3,696,100 sq mi (9,572,900 sq km). Population …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHINA — noun 1 hard white substance ADJECTIVE ▪ fine ▪ bone ▪ fine bone ~ tableware VERB + CHINA ▪ be …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GREAT — adj. 25B6; adjective they showed great interest : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; exceptional, extraordinary. a great expanse of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GREAT — adj. 1 big, large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, giant, grand, extensive, prodigious, colossal, massive, vast, tremendous; spacious, capacious, mammoth, gargantuan, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WALL — 1. сущ. 1) стена (тж. перен.) to build, erect, put up a wall ≈ поставить стену, воздвигнуть стену to climb, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) great blot great masses of population great talker …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHINA — сущ. Китай; People's Republic of China Китайская Народная Республика, КНР Китай китайский - * tea китайский чай - * wood …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHINA — I прил. China китайский II 1. сущ. фарфор, фарфоровые изделия egg-shell china ≈ тонкий фарфор Syn : porcelain to break …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WALL — wall.ogg _I 1. wɔ:l n 1. 1> стена; ограда garden walls - садовая ограда blank /dead/ wall - глухая стена …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GREAT — great.ogg 1. greıt n 1. (the great) 1> собир. сильные мира сего 2> великие писатели, классики 2. pl студ. жарг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHINA — china.ogg 1. ʹtʃaınə n 1. 1> фарфор ( материал ) egg-shell china - китайский /очень тонкий/ фарфор 2> фарфоровые изделия; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WALL — 1) стена; стенка; перегородка || обносить стеной; устраивать стенку; разделять стеной 2) устраивать заграждение 3) горн. забой 4) экран 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

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