Kuomintang Syllabification: (Kuo·min·tang)Pronunciation: /ˈkwōˈminˈtaNG, -ˈtäNG, ˈgwô-/ (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'Kuomintang in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Kuomintang in the British & World English dictionary