Of or relating to Chios.

Množina: Chian turpentines

A turpentine exuded by the terebinth.

Alternative transliteration of Jiang Qing, Chinese actress, third wife of Mao Zedong.

(1910-1988) Taiwanese politician, son of Chiang Kai-shek, prime minister 1971–78, president 1978–88.

(Pinyin Jiang Jie Shi) (1887-1975) Chinese nationalist Guomindang (Kuomintang) general and politician, president of China 1928–31 and 1943–49, and of Taiwan from 1949, where he set up a US-supported right-wing government on his expulsion from the mainland by the communist forces.
Chiang took part in the revolution of 1911 that overthrew the Qing dynasty of the Manchus, and on the death of the Guomindang leader Sun Yat-sen was made commander in chief of the nationalist armies in S China 1925. Collaboration with the communists, broken 1927, was resumed after the Xian Incident 1936 when China needed to pool military strength in the struggle against the Japanese invaders of World War II. After the Japanese surrender 1945, civil war between the nationalists and communists erupted, and in Dec 1949 Chiang and his followers took refuge on the island of Taiwan, maintaining a large army in the hope of reclaiming the mainland. His authoritarian regime enjoyed US support until his death. His son Chiang Ching-kuo then became president.

Množina: Chiang Mais

Alternate name for Chiengmai, a town in Thailand.

Množina: Chiangmais

Town in Thailand.

Množina: Chianinas

Any of a breed of tall white cattle of Italian origin noted especially for producing lean meat

Množina: Chiantis

Dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany.
A dry usually red wine from the Tuscany region of Italy; also; a similar wine made elsewhere.