Mandarin — meaning in English

English meaning

• mandarin name The official language of China and Taiwan, the most widely spoken variety of Chinese.

Senses

Mandarin is used for these senses in English:

• Mandarin Standard Mandarin, an official language of China and Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore; Putonghua, Guoyu or Huayu.
• mandarin (historical) A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire. [from 1580s]

mandarin — full definition

1. name The official language of China and Taiwan, the most widely spoken variety of Chinese.
2. noun A small, sweet, easy-to-peel citrus fruit, or the tree it grows on.
3. adj Deliberately complex, formal, or elevated in a way associated with officialdom or scholarly elites.

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