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Definition of Mah-Jongg
1. Noun. Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles.
Definition of Mah-Jongg
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of mahjong) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mah-Jongg
Literary usage of Mah-Jongg
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1849)
"In a letter from Sir William Wilki"- ¡ son recently written to the League, ifc
appears that the ideograms which stand for the Anglicised "Mah-Jongg" were ..."
2. The High Performance Toolbox: Succeeding With Performance Tasks, Projects ...by Spence Rogers, Shari Graham by Spence Rogers, Shari Graham (1998)
"... painting with encaustic and gold leaf, antique kimono silk, wood, found metal,
bone mah-jongg tiles, Chinese coin replicas, Indian makeup box fragment, ..."
3. Model of Community Policing: The Singapore Story by David H. Bayley (1996)
"On these patrols, officers can see people through their barred doorways eating
dinner, watching TV, playing mah-jongg, or reading the newspaper. ..."
4. Family Words: The Dictionary for People Who Don't Know a Frone from a Brinkle by Paul Dickson (1998)
"... automat, sundae; nor mah-jongg, nor crossword puzzle.” English expands as
things change, and there Is nothing to prevent one's quirky family word from ..."
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