MANDARIN


Meaning of MANDARIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mændərɪn ]

( mandarins)

1.

Journalists sometimes use mandarin to refer to someone who has an important job in the Civil Service. ( BRIT )

...Foreign Office mandarins.

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2.

Mandarin is the official language of China.

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3.

A mandarin or a mandarin orange is a small orange whose skin comes off easily.

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4.

A mandarin was, in former times, an important government official in China.

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