CH'IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ch'in mean? 

• CH'IN (noun)
  The noun CH'IN has 1 sense:

1. the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall

  Familiarity information: CH'IN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CH'IN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Ch'in; Ch'in dynasty; Qin; Qin dynasty

Hypernyms ("Ch'in" is a kind of...):

dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)