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jin

1  [jin]
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–noun, plural jins, (especially collectively) jin. Islamic Mythology.
jinn.

jin

2  [jin]
Australian Informal.
gin 6 .

Jin

  [jin]
–noun Pinyin.
Chin.

Chin

  [jin]
–noun
1. Also, Tsin. any of three dynasties that ruled in China, a.d. 265–316 (the Western Chin), a.d. 317–420 (the Eastern Chin), and a.d. 936–46 (the Later Chin).
2. a dynasty that ruled in China 1115–1234.
Also, Jin.

gin

6  [jin]
–noun Australian Informal.
1. a female Aborigine.
2. an Aboriginal wife.
Also, jin.

Origin:
1820–30; < Dharuk di-yin

jinn

  [jin]
–noun, plural jinns, (especially collectively) jinn. Islamic Mythology.
any of a class of spirits, lower than the angels, capable of appearing in human and animal forms and influencing humankind for either good or evil.
Also, jin⋅ni  [ji-nee, jin-ee] , djin, djinn, djinni, jin.

Origin:
1675–85; pl. of Ar jinnī demon
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Jin also Chin   (jĭn)   
The name of four Chinese dynasties, including Western Jin (A.D. 265-316), Eastern Jin (317-420), Later Jin (936-946), and Jin (1115-1234).
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Word Origin & History

gin  (n.1)
"type of distilled drinking alcohol," 1714, shortening of geneva, alt. (by influence of the Swiss city) from Du. genever "juniper" (because the alcohol was flavored with its berries), from O.Fr. genevre, from L. juniperus "juniper." Gin rummy first attested 1941.

chin 
O.E. cin, a general Gmc. word, from PIE base *genw- "chin, jawbone."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: chin
Pronunciation: 'chin
Function: noun
: the lower portion of the face lying below the lower lip and including the prominence of the lower jawcalled also mentum —chin·less /-l&s/ adjective
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Medical Dictionary

chin (chĭn)
n.
The prominence formed by the anterior projection of the lower jaw.

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