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CHINESE LANTERN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chinese lantern mean?
• CHINESE LANTERN (noun)
The noun CHINESE LANTERN has 1 sense:
1. a collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for decorative purposes
Familiarity information: CHINESE LANTERN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for decorative purposes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Chinese lantern" is a kind of...):
lantern (light in a transparent protective case)
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