(historical or contemporary) any of several kingdoms, empires, or states of the Chinese people

the central part of a country, historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides / something within a country

Short for 中国地方 (Chūgoku chihō): the Chūgoku region of Japan

a surname

importance

(grammar) the partitive article

the greater part, the most part, large part

partial

historic, historical / already-happened, past / former, old, traditional

historian