mandarin
/ˈmæn.də.ɹɪn/
noun
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A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire
- 2
A pedantic or elitist bureaucrat
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A pedantic senior person of influence in academia or literary circles
- 4
A senior civil servant
adjective
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Pertaining to or reminiscent of mandarins; deliberately superior or complex; esoteric, highbrow, obscurantist
noun
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A perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata.
noun
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(color) an orange colour
noun
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A small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with fruit resembling the orange.
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The fruit of this tree, smaller than an orange and oblate. In daily usage, it may include other similar citrus fruits like Citrus unshiu (satsuma or mikan) Citrus tangerina (tangerine).
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