English Explanatory Dictionary

Kuomintang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A nationalist political party founded under Sun Yat-sen in 1912 that ruled mainland China from 1928 to 1949, now one of three major parties in the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Pronunciation

/kwəʊmɪnˈtæŋ/ /kwoʊmɪnˈtæŋ/ kwō′mĭntăng′ gwô′mĭn′däng′ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kuomintang.wav

Word forms

Kuomintang KMT Guomindang Komintang Kuomingtang

Etymology

c. 1912, from the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 國民黨 /国民党 (Guómíndǎng), Wade–Giles: Kuo²-min²-tang³.

Synonyms

Chungkuo Kuomintang Chinese Nationalist Party Nationalist Party of China
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