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Chino-Japanese War

Chino-Japanese War

8.6
A war between China and Japan over control of Korea that ended in a Japanese victory
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃiːnoʊ dʒəˈpænɪz wɔr/
translation icon : Guerra Chino-Japonesa
  • During the Chino-Japanese War, Japan decisively defeated China and gained control of Taiwan.

Examples

  • The Treaty of Shimonoseki ended the Chino-Japanese War, ceding Taiwan to Japan.

  • The Chino-Japanese War marked the emergence of Japan as a major world power.

  • Historians often analyze the causes and consequences of the Chino-Japanese War.

  • The Chino-Japanese War marked a significant shift in power in East Asia.

  • Many historians study the Chino-Japanese War for its impact on modern warfare.

  • The Chino-Japanese War was a pivotal conflict that established Japan's dominance over Korea.

  • The Chino-Japanese War highlighted the rise of Japan as a powerful military force in Asia.

Synonyms

Sino-Japanese War
vsChino-Japanese War
1 8.3

A war between China and Japan from 1894 to 1895 over control of Korea ending in a Japanese victory

is the same conflict with identical scope and decisive outcome
Second Sino-Japanese War
vsChino-Japanese War
8.9

A war between China and Japan from 1894 to 1895 that ended in a clear Japanese victory

refers to the same war generally not focusing on any single battle

Surface Forms

Chino-Japanese War singular
Chino-Japanese Wars plural

Morphology

Chino-Japanese + war

The phrase names a war involving China and Japan and the headword 'war' gives the event type; a B1 learner who knows the country names and 'war' will deduce it refers to armed conflict between those two countries. Although 'Chino-' is an uncommon form (more often 'Sino-' or 'Chinese–Japanese'), the compositional pattern 'X–Y war' is standard cross-linguistically, making the meaning directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Chino-Japanese War simply names the two countries involved: Chino for 'China' and Japanese for 'Japan'. It therefore refers to the war those countries fought in 1894-95 over control of Korea.