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Chin1

Pronunciation: /tʃɪn/
Definition of Chin

noun (plural same or Chins)

  • 1a member of a people of SW Burma (Myanmar) and neighbouring parts of India and Bangladesh.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Tibeto-Burman language of the Chin, with about 800,000 speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Chin or their language.

Origin:

from Burmese, 'hill man'

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