Kuomintang

[ kwoh-min-tang, -tahng; Chinese gwaw-min-dahng ]

noun
  1. the dominant political party of China from 1928 to 1949, founded chiefly by Sun Yat-sen in 1912 and led from 1925 to 1975 by Chiang Kai-shek; the dominant party of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 1949.

Origin of Kuomintang

1
<Chinese (Wade-Giles) kuo 2min 2tang 3 (pinyin) guómín dǎng “national people's party,” equivalent to guó “nation” + mín “people” + dǎng “party”

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How to use Kuomintang in a sentence

  • The new Kuomintang was more socialistic, as is shown by its admission of Communists and the stress laid upon land reform.

  • Kuomintang is the combination of three Chinese words meaning "country" or "realm," "people," and "party."

    Government in Republican China | Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger
  • Fortunately for their cause, the Kuomintang leaders were willing to learn and the Russians willing to teach.

    Government in Republican China | Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger
  • Without the benefit of Russian advice, the Kuomintang might have become a political sect with long-range plans.

    Government in Republican China | Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger
  • In the meantime, the Communists maintained their separate party organization within the Kuomintang.

    Government in Republican China | Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

British Dictionary definitions for Kuomintang

Kuomintang

/ (ˈkwəʊˈmɪnˈtæŋ) /


noun
  1. the political party founded by Sun Yat-sen in 1911 and dominant in China from 1928 until 1949 under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek. Since then it has been the official ruling party of Taiwan

Origin of Kuomintang

1
C20: from Chinese (Mandarin): National People's Party, from kuo nation + min people + tang party

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Cultural definitions for Kuomintang

Kuomintang

[ (kwoh-min-tahng, kwoh-min-tang) ]


A Chinese nationalist (see nationalism) political party founded by Sun Yat-sen, which gained control of China in the early twentieth century. Later, under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek, it was defeated by the Chinese communists and became the ruling party of Taiwan, the island to which Chiang and his supporters had fled.

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