people's republic of china: meaning, definition, pronunciation and examples

'China' is the common short name for the country and can refer to its historical/cultural entity. 'People's Republic of China' is the full, official name of the modern state established in 1949, used in formal, legal, and diplomatic contexts to be precise.

Yes, 'PRC' is a standard initialism, particularly common in academic, journalistic, and geopolitical writing (e.g., 'US-PRC relations'). It retains a formal tone.

The apostrophe indicates the possessive/genitive case. It signifies the republic 'of the people'. Omitting it ('Peoples') changes the meaning to a plural of 'people' and is grammatically incorrect for the proper noun.

Yes, typically you use the definite article 'the' when referring to the country (e.g., 'the economy of the People's Republic of China'), similar to 'the United States' or 'the United Kingdom'. It may be omitted in certain headline or label styles.

The official name of the country commonly known as China, a sovereign state in East Asia.

People's republic of china is usually formal, official, political, academic, journalistic. in register.

People's republic of china: in British English it is pronounced /ˌpiːpəlz rɪˌpʌblɪk əv ˈtʃaɪnə/, and in American English it is pronounced /ˌpipəlz riˌpʌblɪk əv ˈtʃaɪnə/. Tap the audio buttons above to hear it.