"Chinamaniac" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Chinamaniacs [plural]
Etymology: From China + maniac. Etymology templates: {{af|en|China|maniac}} China + maniac Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chinamaniac (plural Chinamaniacs)
  1. A person obsessed with collecting porcelain; an avid china collector.
    Sense id: en-Chinamaniac-en-noun-8SDs60GL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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