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  • proper noun The language of these people, belonging to the Tai language group.
  • proper noun An ethnic group of people who mostly live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China.
  • proper noun A Chinese surname.

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Examples

  • Katherine Kaup points out that the Zhuang was a creation of the Communist Party in the PRC, because there had been no ethnic awareness prior to this. 94 But why did the CCP create Zhuangminzu?

    Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008

  • Justin Zhuang for the Wall Street Journal Ms. Khong has won the endorsement of Singaporean food guru K.F. Seetoh for her soup, which includes charcoal-braised mushrooms and prawn dumplings.

    Eating in Southeast Asia 2011

  • "Our ultimate wish is for the central government to investigate" alleged local corruption in Wukan, said one villager, who like many gave only a surname, Zhuang.

    Chinese Villagers Vow Protests Will Persist Brian Spegele 2011

  • Zuma Press TIGHT SQUEEZE: A fireman worked to remove a man who was stuck in a space between walls in Liujiang County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Thursday.

    Photos of the Day: Nov. 18 2011

  • The programs will take place in China's southern Guangdong province and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the National Development and Reform Commission said Tuesday.

    Beijing Lets Natural-Gas Prices Rise in Two Areas Wayne Ma 2011

  • "I'm willing to offer free legal consultation for all 'sick people' receiving vacation-like treatments," wrote Li Zhuang, a prominent criminal-defense lawyer who was imprisoned in Chongqing for 18 months after defending an alleged gang leader in court.

    Chongqing Drama Ignites Speculation Brian Spegele 2012

  • Li Shuhou/Xinhua/Zumapress.com A fireman worked to rescue a man stuck in a narrow gap between two walls on Friday in Liujiang, China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

    Asia in Pictures 2011

  • Justin Zhuang for the Wall Street Journal After her hawker husband passed away almost 30 years ago, Khong Hing Noey began selling macaroni soup.

    Eating in Southeast Asia 2011

  • Neuroengineering Monkey Do—Virtually Katie Zhuang/Nicolelis Lab/Duke University Researchers implanted electrodes into the brains of two monkeys to let them control an avatar of an arm.

    Week in Ideas: Christopher Shea 2011

  • Lawyers were particularly outraged when a prominent Beijing-based defense attorney, Li Zhuang, was jailed last year in what they said was a show trial after trying to defend one of the organized-crime bosses caught up in Mr. Bo's crackdown.

    China Leaders Laud 'Red' Campaign Jeremy Page 2011

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