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Mandarin

A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam.

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Chinese 76% connected

Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.

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Citrus 76% connected

A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, citron, etc., originally natives of southern Asia.

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Functionary 76% connected

One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries.

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Official 76% connected

Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.

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Clementine 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Clement, esp. to St. Clement of Rome and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V. and his compilations of c…

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Tangerine 76% connected

A kind of orange, much like the mandarin, but of deeper color and higher flavor. It is said to have been produced in America from the mandarin.

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Armed forces noun · 78% connection

the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991…

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Armed services noun · 78% connection

the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991…

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Badian noun · 78% connection

An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (Illicium anisatum), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.

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Baron noun · 78% connection

A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and G…

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Bull brier unknown · 78% connection

A species of Smilax (S. Pseudo-China) growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous and farinaceous roo…

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Cassia noun · 78% connection

The bark of several species of Cinnamomum grown in China, etc.; Chinese cinnamon. It is imported as cassia, but commonly sold as cinna…

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Cathay noun · 78% connection

China; -- an old name for the Celestial Empire, said have been introduced by Marco Polo and to be a corruption of the Tartar name for…

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Chinaman noun · 78% connection

A native of China; a Chinese.

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Civil adjective · 78% connection

of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "ci…

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Cockade noun · 78% connection

A badge, usually in the form of a rosette, or knot, and generally worn upon the hat; -- used as an indication of military or naval ser…

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Conflict of interest noun · 78% connection

a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests

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Dapifer noun · 78% connection

One who brings meat to the table; hence, in some countries, the official title of the grand master or steward of the king's or a noble…

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Dispatch verb · 78% connection

A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often us…

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Dzeron noun · 78% connection

The Chinese yellow antelope (Procapra gutturosa), a remarkably swift-footed animal, inhabiting the deserts of Central Asia, Thibet, an…

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Establishment noun · 78% connection

That which is established; as: (a) A form of government, civil or ecclesiastical; especially, a system of religion maintained by the c…

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Ginseng noun · 78% connection

A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng)…

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Gown noun · 78% connection

The official robe of certain professional men and scholars, as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.; hence, the…

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Grandee noun · 78% connection

A man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman. In Spain, a nobleman of the first rank, who may be covered in the king's presence.

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