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Chinagate

Chinagate proper noun: the 1996 United States campaign finance controversy.

Proper noun

Chinagate

  1. (US, informal) The 1996 United States campaign finance controversy.

Origin of Chinagate

From China + -gate.

Questions about Chinagate

What does Chinagate mean?
Chinagate means the 1996 United States campaign finance controversy.
What part of speech is Chinagate?
Chinagate is a proper noun.

Words near Chinagate in the dictionary

  1. Chinada
  2. Chinadom
  3. chinafish
  4. chinafishes
  5. Chinafolk
  6. Chinagate
  7. chinagraph
  8. chinagraphs
  9. Chinahat
  10. chinaldine
  11. chinaldines

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