chi ‧ na /ˈtʃaɪnə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Persian ; Origin: chini 'Chinese' ; because it was originally made in China ]
1 . a hard white substance produced by baking a type of clay at a high temperature:
china teacups
2 . ( also chi·na·ware /ˈtʃaɪnəweə $ -wer/) plates, cups etc made of china:
I’ll get my best china out.