Kuomintang, Guomindang
(noun) the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan
Source: WordNet® 3.1
14 December 2024
(adjective) open and genuine; not deceitful; “he was a good man, decent and sincere”; “felt sincere regret that they were leaving”; “sincere friendship”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
