"Chinese checkers" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Chinese checkers (uncountable)
  1. A board game played by two to six people, in which players aim to move their own pieces to the corner opposite their starting position by single moves or jumps over other pieces. Wikipedia link: Chinese checkers Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Board games Synonyms: Chinese Checkers (english: US spelling), chinese checkers (english: US spelling), Chinese chequers (english: UK spelling) Translations (board game): 跳棋 (alt: tiu³ kei⁴⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 波子棋 (alt: bo¹ zi² kei⁴⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 跳棋 (tiàoqí) (Chinese Mandarin), kiinanšakki (Finnish), tähtihalma (Finnish), dames chinoises (French), Halma [feminine] (German), kínaskák [feminine] (Icelandic), ダイヤモンドゲーム (daiyamondogēmu) (Japanese), кита́йские ша́шки (kitájskije šáški) [feminine, plural] (Russian), ха́лма (xálma) [feminine] (Russian), ха́льма (xálʹma) [feminine] (Russian), tablero chino [masculine] (Spanish), damas chinas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), kinaschack [neuter] (Swedish), geizdiuq (Zhuang)

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