HyperDic: mandarin

English > 6 senses of the word mandarin / Mandarin:
NOUNplantmandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, Citrus reticulatashrub 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
person mandarina member of an elite intellectual or cultural group
person mandarinany high government official or bureaucrat
person mandarina high public official of imperial China
foodmandarin, mandarin orangea somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China
communicationMandarin, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin dialect, Beijing dialectthe dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China / China
mandarin / Mandarin > pronunciation
Soundsmae'nderahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > mandarin: 6 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningshrub 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.
Synonymsmandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, Citrus reticulata
Member ofgenus Citrusorange
Partsmandarin, mandarin orangeA somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China
Narrowerclementine, clementine treeA variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa
satsuma, satsuma treeA variety of mandarin orange
tangerine, tangerine treeA variety of mandarin orange
Broadercitrus, citrus treeAny of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
Spanishcitrus reticulata, mandarina, mandarino
Catalancitrus reticulata, Citrus reticulata, mandarina, mandariner
English > mandarin: 6 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningA member of an elite intellectual or cultural group.
Broaderelitistsomeone who believes in rule by an elite group
Spanishmandarín
Catalanmandarí
English > mandarin: 6 senses > noun 3, person
MeaningAny high government official or bureaucrat.
Broaderofficial, functionaryA worker who holds or is invested with an office
Spanishmandarin
English > mandarin: 6 senses > noun 4, person
MeaningA high public official of imperial China.
BroaderChineseA native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
Spanishmandarín, mandarino
Catalanmandarí
English > mandarin: 6 senses > noun 5, food
MeaningA somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China.
Synonymmandarin orange
Part ofmandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, Citrus reticulatashrub 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
NarrowerclementineA mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds
satsumamedium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin
tangerineAny of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa
Broadercitrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruitAny of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp
Spanishmandarina
Catalanmandarina
English > Mandarin: 6 senses > noun 6, communication
MeaningThe dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China / China.
SynonymsMandarin Chinese, Mandarin dialect, Beijing dialect
BroaderChineseAny of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China
Spanishchino mandarín, chino-mandarín, dialecto mandarín, mandarín
Catalanmandarí

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