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民國

简民国 · 繁民國

Mandarin · pinyin Mín guó

Republic of China (1912-1949)
used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911)

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民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
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国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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2–2 · Min2 guo2

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noun

republic

name

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 中華民國／中华民国 (Zhōnghuá Mínguó, “Republic of China”)
(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau) Republic of China during 1912–1949 before its retreat to Taiwan
the Republic of China era (a Chinese era name; the era beginning with the founding of the Republic of China in 1912)

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