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pride of china

pride of chi·na
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prahyd uhv, ov chahy-nuh]
    • /praɪd ʌv, ɒv ˈtʃaɪ nə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prahyd uhv, ov chahy-nuh]
    • /praɪd ʌv, ɒv ˈtʃaɪ nə/

Definition of pride of china words

  • noun pride of china the chinaberry, Melia azedarach. 1

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Origin of pride of china

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1775-85

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Parts of speech for Pride of china

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pride of china popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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