Dai
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- //daɪ//
A diminutive of the male given name David, from Welsh.
proper noun
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A diminutive of the male given name David, from Welsh.
Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh Dai.
noun
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An ethnic group of China, one of the 55 officially recognized minorities.
- 2
A member of the ethnic group.
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 傣 (Dǎi), borrowed from a Tai language. Doublet of Tai and Thai. Compare Thai ไท (tai).
proper noun
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historicalA small northern state of ancient China.
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historicalVarious other kingdoms and princely appenages of imperial China named for the ancient state.
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historicalA prefecture of Shanxi under imperial China.
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A county of Xinzhou Prefecture in Shanxi, China.
One of the most remarkable features of the redemptive societies was their continuing ability to draw members of the CCP and the Youth League into their ranks. In 1950 in Shanxi, 18 percent of the 3,000 Communists in Dai County were members of the Yiguandao, which had affiliates in 74 percent of rural Party branches.
A northern section of the Great Wall of China collapsed after a period of heavy rain last month, with many blaming poor-quality renovations for the deterioration of the iconic landmark. The damaged section of the historical wall is located near Yanmen Pass, in Dai County, in the Shanxi province.
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 代 (Dài), likely from a presinitic name for the area or its people.
proper noun
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A surname.
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 戴 (Dài).
Forms
- plural
- Dais
Dai · A diminutive of the male given name David, from Welsh.
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