Chi'nese

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• Chi|nese — «chy NEEZ, NEES», adjective, noun, plural nese. –adj. of China, its people, or their language: »Chinese courtesy, Chinese cooking. –n. 1. a person born or living in China: »The Chinese are very thoughtful of visitors to their country. 2. a person …   Useful english dictionary

• In|do-Chi|nese — In|do|chi|nese or In|do Chi|nese «IHN doh chy NEEZ, NEES», adjective, noun, plural nese. –adj. 1. of or having to do with Indochina, the Mongoloid peoples living there, or their languages. 2. of or having to do with the family group of languages… …   Useful english dictionary

• In|do|chi|nese — or In|do Chi|nese «IHN doh chy NEEZ, NEES», adjective, noun, plural nese. –adj. 1. of or having to do with Indochina, the Mongoloid peoples living there, or their languages. 2. of or having to do with the family group of languages comprising… …   Useful english dictionary

• nese — achi·nese; ar·a·ka·nese; atjeh·nese; bar·ce·lo·nese; boet·i·nese; bu·gi·nese; cam·pi·da·nese; cas·si·nese; cher·so·nese; gabo·nese; gha·nese; kho·ta·nese; le·o·nese; mac·a·nese; man·ga·nese; me·na·do·nese; mes·si·nese; mod·e·nese; nese;… …   English syllables

• chinese — chi·nese …   English syllables

• Chinese gelatin — Chi′nese gel′atin n. agar 1) Also called Chi′nese i′singlass …   From formal English to slang

• Chinese — Chi•nese [[t]tʃaɪˈniz, ˈnis[/t]] n. pl. nese, adj. 1) peo a native or inhabitant of China 2) peo a Sino Tibetan language or language family, comprising a wide variety of speech forms, many mutually unintelligible, that are traditionally labeled… …   From formal English to slang

• Chinese cinnamon — Chi·nese cinnamon chī .nēz , .nēs n 1) the bark of a Chinese tree of the genus Cinnamomum (C. cassia) that is the source of cinnamon oil called also cassia bark 2) the tree that yields Chinese cinnamon * * * the dried bark of Cinnamomum cassia;… …   Medical dictionary

• Chinese — Chi|nese1 [ ,tʃaı niz ] noun 1. ) uncount the group of related languages that people speak in China 2. ) uncount Chinese food: She wanted Italian but I said I preferred Chinese. a ) count BRITISH INFORMAL a Chinese restaurant or TAKE OUT Chinese… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Chinese boxes — Chi′nese box′es n. pl. fia a matched set of boxes that decrease in size so that each box fits inside the next larger one • Etymology: 1825–30 …   From formal English to slang

• Chinese cabbage — Chi′nese cab′bage n. pln coo a plant, Brassica rapa pekinensis, of the mustard family, forming a long, dense head of broad, whitish leaves, used as a vegetable Also called celery cabbage Etymology: 1835–45, amer …   From formal English to slang