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Chi·nese (c̸hī nēz′, c̸hī nēs′; for adj., also c̸hī′nēz′)

noun

  1. pl. Chinese -·nese′ a person born or living in China or a descendant of the people of China
  2. the standard language of China, based on Beijing speech; Mandarin
  3. any of the various Sino-Tibetan languages of China, including, among others, Mandarin and Cantonese
  4. the group consisting of these languages
  5. Informal Chinese food

Etymology: OFr Chineis (Fr Chinois)

adjective

of China or its people, languages, or culture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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