"mandarinism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mandarinisms [plural]
Etymology: mandarin + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mandarin|ism}} mandarin + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mandarinism (countable and uncountable, plural mandarinisms)
  1. A government of mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mandarinism-en-noun-5J~4Pf2I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

Inflected forms

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