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Look up: Mandarin

  1. Mandarin
    [n] - shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed 2. [n] - a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group 3. [n] - any high government official or bureaucrat 4. [n]
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. mandarin
    citrus hybrid Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a small flattish deep-coloured orange with a loose skin,growing on the tree Citrus reticulata Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Mandarin
    Man`da·rin' noun [ Portuguese mandarim , from Malay mantrī minister of state, prop. a Hind. word, from Sanskrit mantrin a counselor, manira a counsel, man to think.] 1. A Chinese public officer or nobl...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/16

  4. mandarin
    1. A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam. ... 2. <botany> A small orange, with easily separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species (Citrus nobilis). ... <chemistry> Mandarin duck, an artificial an...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. mandarin
    mandarin orange noun a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Mandarin
    Mandarin Chinese noun the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. mandarin
    mandarin orange noun shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. mandarin
    noun a high public official of imperial China
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. Mandarin
    • (n.) A small orange, with easily separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species (Citrus nobilis)mandarin orange; tangerine --. • (n.) A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. mandarin
    in imperial China, a public official of any of nine grades or classes that were filled by individuals from the ranks of lesser officeholders who ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/24

  11. Mandarin
    Mandarin (Chinese) days xingqiyi [sheeng-chee-ee] 1st day (Monday) xingqier [sheeng-chee-urr] 2nd day (Tuesday) xingqisan [sheeng-chee-sahn] 3rd day (Wednesday) xingqisi [sheeng-chee-suh] 4th day (Thursday) xingqiwu [sheeng-chee-wuu] 5th day (Friday) xingqiliu [sheeng-chee-leo] 6th day (Saturday) xingqitian [sheeng-chee-tee-i...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  12. Mandarin
    Mandarin (măn'durin) [Port. mandar=to govern, or from Malay mantri=counselor of state], a high official of imperial China. For each of the nine grades there was a different colored button worn on the dress cap. Mandarin Chinese. was the language spoken by the official class and was based o...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0

  13. Mandarin
    Mandarin is the term applied by Europeans to government officials of every grade in China. The Chinese equivalent is kwan, which signifies literally a public character.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. Mandarin
    Standard form of the Chinese language. Historically it derives from the language spoken by mandarins, Chinese imperial officials, from the 7th century onwards. It is used by 70% of the population and taught in schools of the People's Republic of China
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  15. mandarin
    Type of small orange
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  16. Mandarin
    (bureaucrat) A `mandarin` (; ) was a bureaucrat in imperial China, and also in the monarchist days of Vietnam where the system of Imperial examinations and scholar-bureaucrats was adopted under Chinese influence. History and use of the term: The English term comes from the Portuguese manda...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin

  17. Mandarin
    (comics) The `Mandarin` is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain and an enemy of Iron Man. In 2009, Mandarin was ranked as IGN`s 81st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Publication history: The Mandarin first appeared in Tales of Suspense #50 (February 1964), writte...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin

  18. Mandarin
    (novel) `Mandarin` is a lengthy Robert Elegant novel published by Simon & Schuster in 1983. It is set in China during the Taiping Rebellion. Plot: Characters:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin

  19. Mandarin
    (Jacksonville) `Mandarin` is a neighborhood located in the southern most portion of Jacksonville, in Duval County, Florida, United States. It is located on the eastern banks of the St. Johns River, across from Orange Park. Mandarin was named after the Mandarin orange in 1830 by Calvin Reed, a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin



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