HyperDic: chinese_wall

English > 1 sense of the expression Chinese Wall:
NOUNartifactChinese Wall, Great Wall, Great Wall of Chinaa fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC
English > Chinese Wall: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; it averages 6 meters in width.
SynonymsGreat Wall, Great Wall of China
Instance oframpart, bulwark, wallAn embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
Part ofChina, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, CathayA communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia
SpanishGran Muralla China
CatalanGran Muralla Xinesa

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