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Jains

Jains is the plural of Jain.

Meaning of Jain

Noun

Jain (plural Jains)

  1. An adherent or follower of Jainism.
    • Donovan, The Universal Soldier
      He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a Jain,
      A Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew,
      And he knows he shouldn't kill,
      And he knows he always will
    Synonyms:
    Jaina

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Questions about Jains

What is Jains the plural of?
Jains is the plural of Jain.

Words near Jains in the dictionary

  1. Jainness
  2. Jainological
  3. Jainologist
  4. Jainologists
  5. Jainology
  6. Jains
  7. Jaintia
  8. Jaintia Hills
  9. jaiphul
  10. jaipong
  11. jaipongan

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