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chilensis

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Latin

Etymology

From Chile + -ēnsis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

chilēnsis (neuter chilēnse); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) Chilean

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

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Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin chilensis, from Chile + -ēnsis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈlensis/ [t͡ʃiˈlẽn.sis]
  • Rhymes: -ensis
  • Syllabification: chi‧len‧sis

Adjective

chilensis (invariable)

  1. Chilean

Noun

chilensis (invariable)

  1. (informal) Chilean Spanish; any of several varieties of the Spanish language spoken in most of Chile.

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