Definitions for kuomintangˈkwoʊˌmɪnˈtæŋ, -ˈtɑŋ, ˈgwoʊ-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Kuo•min•tangˈkwoʊˌmɪnˈtæŋ, -ˈtɑŋ, ˈgwoʊ-(n.)

  1. the main political party of China from 1928 to 1949, founded chiefly by Sun Yat-sen in 1911 and later led by Chiang Kai-Shek: the main party of Taiwan since 1949.

    Category: Government

Origin of Kuomintang:

< Chin guómín dǎng national people's party

Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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


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