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chindee

chindee is the alternative form of chindi.

Meaning of chindi

Noun

chindi (plural chindis or chindi)

  1. (Navajo) A harmful ghost believed to leave the body upon death and linger near the deceased's possessions.

Forms of chindee

pluralchindees

Questions about chindee

What is chindee the alternative form of?
Chindee is the alternative form of chindi.

Words near chindee in the dictionary

  1. Chincoteague pony
  2. Chincoteagues
  3. chincough
  4. chincoughs
  5. chincy
  6. chindee
  7. chindees
  8. Chinderah
  9. chindi
  10. Chindia
  11. Chindian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chindee (page history and authors); chindi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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