"Chiney" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chiney
  1. (archaic) Alternative form of Ciney, a town in Belgium. Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: Ciney (extra: a town in Belgium)
    Sense id: en-Chiney-en-name-3YekaMQx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Chineys [plural]
Etymology: From Jamaican Creole Chiney. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|jam|Chiney}} Jamaican Creole Chiney Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chiney (plural Chineys)
  1. (slang) China; Chinese. Tags: slang Derived forms: Chiney K
    Sense id: en-Chiney-en-noun-tS1uMNkW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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