SocialPipeline 05/24/2011 (p.m.)

• China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • The word "China" is derived from Cin (چین), a Persian name for China popularized in Europe by Marco Polo.^[13][14] The first recorded use in English dates from 1555.^[15] In early usage, "china" as a term for porcelain was spelled differently from the name of the country, the two words being derived from separate Persian words.^[16] Both these words are derived from the Sanskrit word Cīna (चीन),^[16] used as a name for China as early as AD 150.^[17]

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