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cross-strait

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to relations between the People's Republic of China, commonly known as mainland China, and the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The aim of this paper is to examine the continually evolving dynamics of cross-strait relations.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From cross- + strait (referring to the Taiwan Strait).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 海峽兩岸的 /海峡两岸的 (Hǎixiá liǎng'àn de) — pertaining to relations between the PRC and the ROC
  • Chinese Mandarin: 兩岸的 /两岸的 (liǎng'àn de) — pertaining to relations between the PRC and the ROC
  • Finnish: Kiinan ja Taiwanin välinen — pertaining to relations between the PRC and the ROC
  • French: relations transdétroit — pertaining to relations between the PRC and the ROC
  • Hungarian: szorosközi — pertaining to relations between the PRC and the ROC
  • Hungarian: szoros-közi — pertaining to relations between the PRC and the ROC