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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- gentile [ 'ʤentaɪl] [ 'ʤentaɪl]
Collins English-English Dictionary
- gentile ['ʤεntaɪl]
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adj
denoting an adjective or proper noun used to designate a place or the inhabitants of a place, as Spanish and Spaniard
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adj
of or relating to a tribe or people
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adj
[Etymology]
C14: from Late Latin gent
i lis, from Latin: one belonging to the same tribe or family; seegens
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1.
adj
denoting an adjective or proper noun used to designate a place or the inhabitants of a place, as Spanish and Spaniard
Examples
- French is a gentile adjective.
- French(法国的)是个说明国籍的形容词。 → gentile
- Her mother is a delicate and gentile dark woman.
- 她母亲肤色浅黑，是位谈吐优雅的基督徒。
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