Chilean

English

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Etymology

Chile + -an

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃɪli.ən/, /tʃɪˈliːən/, /tʃɪˈleɪən/

Adjective

Chilean (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people.
    • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 6:
      The Chilean Amphijubula Schust. (Schuster, 1970a) which has the facies of a small Frullania and agrees with Frullania in leaf insertion and branching, has a nontiered seta with 16 epidermal cell rows surrounding 4 inner rows.

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Noun

Chilean (plural Chileans)

  1. A person from Chile or of Chilean descent.

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