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Chinians

Chinians is the plural of Chinian.

Meaning of Chinian

Noun

Chinian (plural Chinians)

  1. (archaic) Chinese.
    • Neither are these golden loaues onely bought by the Portugals, but also great plentie of gold-twine and leaues of gold : for the Chinians can very cunningly beate extenuate gold into plates and leaues.1589–1600, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation

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Questions about Chinians

What is Chinians the plural of?
Chinians is the plural of Chinian.

Words near Chinians in the dictionary

  1. Chinguetti
  2. Chinhat
  3. Chinhu
  4. Chinhuangtao
  5. Chinian
  6. Chinians
  7. chinic
  8. chinic acid
  9. chinilpa
  10. chinin
  11. chinine

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