Showing results for Republic of China. Search instead for republic of india.

Republic of China

American

noun

a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the southeast coast of mainland China: under Nationalist control since 1948 but claimed by the People's Republic of China. 13,885 sq. mi. (35,960 sq. km). Taipei.

Republic of China Cultural

See Taiwan.

Compare meaning

How does republic-of-china compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

People's Republic of China vs. Republic of China

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, along with other funding sources.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

“For Iran, the PRC is in a limited way a bit of a lifeline amid all the sanctions,” he said, referring to the People’s Republic of China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Friday's celebrations mark the 114th anniversary of the toppling of China's Qing dynasty and the subsequent founding of the Republic of China.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

PRC is short for the People's Republic of China.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

One, a color film, depicted the People’s Republic of China in celebration of its Fourteenth Anniversary.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023