CHINESE REVOLUTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chinese Revolution mean? 

• CHINESE REVOLUTION (noun)
  The noun CHINESE REVOLUTION has 1 sense:

1. the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912

  Familiarity information: CHINESE REVOLUTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHINESE REVOLUTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

revolution (the overthrow of a government by those who are governed)

Domain region:

Cathay; China; Communist China; mainland China; People's Republic of China; PRC; Red China (a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world)

 Context examples 

But following the Chinese Revolution in 1949, this route to the mountain was closed and so Mt. Everest expeditions had to explore new routes to reach the peak.

(Everest, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)