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Mexican train

Mexican train noun: a game played with numbered dominoes, in which each player attempts to play all of his/her dominoes onto one or more chains, or "trains", emanating from a central hub or "station".

mexican train: a game played with numbered dominoes, in which each player attempts to play all of his/her dominoes...
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Noun

Mexican train (uncountable)

  1. A game played with numbered dominoes, in which each player attempts to play all of his/her dominoes onto one or more chains, or "trains", emanating from a central hub or "station".

Questions about Mexican train

What does Mexican train mean?
Mexican train means a game played with numbered dominoes, in which each player attempts to play all of his/her dominoes onto one or more chains, or "trains", emanating from a central hub or "station".
What part of speech is Mexican train?
Mexican train is a noun.

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