Meanings
adjectivecross-strait (not comparable)
- not comparablePertaining to relations between the People's Republic of China, commonly known as mainland China, and the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan.
The aim of this paper is to examine the continually evolving dynamics of cross-strait relations.
Origin
From cross- + strait (referring to the Taiwan Strait).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 海峽兩岸的 /海峡两岸的, 兩岸的 /两岸的
- 海峽兩岸的 /海峡两岸的 (Hǎixiá liǎng'àn de)pertaining to relations between the PRC and the ROC
- 兩岸的 /两岸的 (liǎng'àn de)pertaining to relations between the PRC and the ROC
Finnish Kiinan ja Taiwanin välinen
- Kiinan ja Taiwanin välinenpertaining to relations between the PRC and the ROC
French relations transdétroit
- relations transdétroitpertaining to relations between the PRC and the ROC
Hungarian szorosközi, szoros-közi
- szorosközipertaining to relations between the PRC and the ROC
- szoros-közipertaining to relations between the PRC and the ROC
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APA
cross-strait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-strait
MLA
“cross-strait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-strait. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-strait,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-strait.
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