| 单词 | straits chinese |
| 释义 | > as lemmasStraits Chinese Straits Chinese n. a Chinese person born in one of the former Straits Settlements; also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Malaysia > [noun] > parts of Malayan1598 Baba1858 Straits Chinese1897 Singaporean1927 1897 Straits Chinese Mag. Mar. 1/2 A Straits Chinese Magazine has been started; and although its name indicates that it will mainly be controlled and carried on by Straits Chinese, nevertheless within its columns will be discussed all matters of interest to Straits people generally. 1968 Radio Times 28 Nov. 20/2 Straits Chinese: Joyce Galbraith recalls..the Chinese she knew in Singapore. 1969 J. M. Gullick Malaysia i. 28 The modern descendants of the earliest wave of Chinese immigration several centuries ago are the ‘Straits Chinese’ whose forebears intermarried with local women. 1970 M. Pereira Pigeon's Blood xiv. 156 The manager..was a Straits Chinese by the name of Yee-Shen, originally a native of Malacca. < as lemmas |
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