"Kin" meaning in English

See Kin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: An irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 晉/晋 (Jìn). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{bor|en|zh|晉|tr=Jìn}} Chinese 晉/晋 (Jìn) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kin
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of Jin. Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: Jin
    Sense id: en-Kin-en-name-iWgwINb0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: See Kinshasa Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kin
  1. Clipping of Kinshasa. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: Kinshasa
    Sense id: en-Kin-en-name-mQKoJT86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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