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Chicom

Chicom noun: a member of the Communist Party of China, a Chinese cadre.

Noun

Chicom (plural Chicoms)

  1. (informal, offensive, sometimes) A member of the Communist Party of China, a Chinese cadre.
    • Action against the ChiCom nuclear facilities which was incidental to other military actions taken against Communist China in response to Chinese aggression would generally be preferable to actions directed against nuclear facilities alone.1964 April 22, W.A. Harriman, The Bases for Direct Action Against Chinese Communist Nuclear Facilities, Washington, D.C.
  2. (informal, offensive, sometimes) A proponent of Chinese Communism, whether Maoist or its subsequent development.
    • Action against the ChiCom nuclear facilities which was incidental to other military actions taken against Communist China in response to Chinese aggression would generally be preferable to actions directed against nuclear facilities alone.1964 April 22, W.A. Harriman, The Bases for Direct Action Against Chinese Communist Nuclear Facilities, Washington, D.C.
  3. (ethnic, informal, offensive, slur, sometimes, inexact) Any citizen of the People's Republic of China.
    • Action against the ChiCom nuclear facilities which was incidental to other military actions taken against Communist China in response to Chinese aggression would generally be preferable to actions directed against nuclear facilities alone.1964 April 22, W.A. Harriman, The Bases for Direct Action Against Chinese Communist Nuclear Facilities, Washington, D.C.

Forms of Chicom

pluralChicoms

Origin of Chicom

Blend of Chinese + communist.

Questions about Chicom

What does Chicom mean?
Chicom means a member of the Communist Party of China, a Chinese cadre.
What part of speech is Chicom?
Chicom is a noun.
What is the plural of Chicom?
The plural of Chicom is Chicoms.

Words near Chicom in the dictionary

  1. chicness
  2. chicnesses
  3. chico
  4. Chicoine
  5. Chicoines
  6. Chicom
  7. Chicomecoatl
  8. Chicoms
  9. Chicomuceltec
  10. Chicomucelteco
  11. chicon

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