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Vinony

Chilean

proper noun

  1. person from Chile
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪli.ən/ / /t͡ʃɪˈliːən/ / /t͡ʃɪˈleɪən/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English Chile Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Chilean From Chile + -an.

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people.

    “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.”

    “Gonzalo Lira, a 55-year-old Chilean American who was imprisoned in Ukraine after allegedly spreading Russian propaganda then violating his bail conditions, has died in a Ukrainian jail.”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English Chile Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Chilean From Chile + -an.

  1. A person from Chile or of Chilean descent.