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Kuomintang

Syllabification: (Kuo·min·tang)

(also Guomindang /ˈgwōˈminˈdäNG/)
Definition of Kuomintang
  • a nationalist party founded in China under Sun Yat-sen in 1912, and led by Chiang Kai-shek from 1925. It held power from 1928 until the Communist Party took power in October 1949, and subsequently formed the central administration of Taiwan.

Origin:

from Chinese, 'national people's party'

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Definition of Kuomintang in the British & World English dictionary