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Great Wall of China

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Great Wall of China
A line of fortifications extending about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) across northern China. Built in the third century b.c. by some 300,000 laborers (mainly criminals, conscript soldiers, and slaves), the wall proved ineffective against invaders and is today a major tourist attraction.
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Noun1.Great Wall of ChinaGreat Wall of China - a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; it averages 6 meters in width
Chinese Wall, Great Wall
Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world


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