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Rhymes with Chinese Lantern
3. jack-o-lantern
noun. a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent.
4. lantern-jawed
adjective. having a protruding jaw giving the face a gaunt appearance.
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6. lantern-fly
noun. large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light.
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8. Chinese
noun. any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system.
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- -ese (English)
- -eis (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- China (English)
- چینی (Persian)
9. Chinese
adjective. of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language.
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- -ese (English)
- -eis (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- China (English)
- چینی (Persian)
10. Chinese
noun. a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China.
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- -ese (English)
- -eis (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- China (English)
- چینی (Persian)