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CIDE DICTIONARY
chinese, a.
Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China. [1913 Webster]
chinese, n. sing. & pl.
- A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China. [1913 Webster]
- The language of China, which is monosyllabic. [1913 Webster]" Chineses was used as a plural by the contemporaries of Shakespeare and Milton." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chinese, adj. & n.
--adj. a of or relating to China. b of Chinese descent.
--n.
1 the Chinese language.
2 (pl. same) a a native or national of China. b a person of Chinese descent.
--adj. a of or relating to China. b of Chinese descent.
--n.
1 the Chinese language.
2 (pl. same) a a native or national of China. b a person of Chinese descent.
Idiom
Chinese cabbage = Chinese leaf. Chinese gooseberry = kiwi fruit. Chinese lantern
1 a collapsible paper lantern.
2 a solanaceous plant, Physalis alkekengi, bearing white flowers and globular orange fruits enclosed in an orange-red papery calyx. Chinese leaf a lettuce-like cabbage, Brassica chinensis. Chinese puzzle a very intricate puzzle or problem. Chinese water chestnut see water chestnut 2. Chinese white zinc oxide as a white pigment.
1 a collapsible paper lantern.
2 a solanaceous plant, Physalis alkekengi, bearing white flowers and globular orange fruits enclosed in an orange-red papery calyx. Chinese leaf a lettuce-like cabbage, Brassica chinensis. Chinese puzzle a very intricate puzzle or problem. Chinese water chestnut see water chestnut 2. Chinese white zinc oxide as a white pigment.
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