The difference between china and porcelain dinnerware?
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porcelain - A hard, white, translucent, impervious, resonant ceramic body, also known as china, invented in China between 600 and 900 CE. This clay is primarily made of kaolin, a fine white clay.
Also, an object made of porcelain; and sometimes any pottery that is translucent, whether or not it is made of kaolin. Porcelain is regarded as the most refined of all ceramic wares.
China is just the "generic" term for porcelain. check out this site:
China is the american word for porcelain (british word), I think.
China is not necessarily porcelain. It's just white ceramic.
Porcelain is the hardest, strongest, highest fired type of ceramic ware.
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