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Chin.

A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

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Meaning & usage

name
  1. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

name
  1. A surname from Chinese.

Where this word comes from

As a Chinese surname, a variant romanization of various Chinese characters, e.g. Hakka 陳/陈 (Chhṳ̀n), Taishanese 陳 /陈 (cin³), Cantonese 錢/钱 (cin4), Mandarin 金 (Chin¹), and Mandarin 秦 (Chʻin²).

noun
  1. A tribe in Myanmar.

    plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

From Burmese ချင်း (hkyang:).

name
  1. A state of Myanmar.

  2. Synonym of Zo (“a language of Myanmar”).

Where this word comes from

From Burmese ချင်း (hkyang:).

name
  1. Alternative form of China.

    alt-of · alternative · obsolete
Where this word comes from

See China.

name
  1. Alternative form of Jin: an ancient Chinese state and various medieval Chinese dynasties.

    alt-of · alternative · obsolete
Where this word comes from

The atonal Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 晉 /晋 (Jìn).

name
  1. Alternative form of Qin: an ancient Chinese state.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

The irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 秦 (Qín).

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