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djin

[ jin ]

/ dʒɪn /

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noun, plural djins, (especially collectively) djin.Islam.

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Also djinn; djin·ni

[jin-ee]. /ˈdʒɪn i/.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH djin

djin , gin

Words nearby djin

Djerassi, Djerba, Djerma, Djibouti, Djilas, djin, djinni, D.Journ., D.J.S., D.J.T., DK

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How to use djin in a sentence

Among these was poor Ain ed Djin, who sat down and took the enormous head of his pet on his knees till it had ceased to breathe.
The Arab's Pledge|Edward L. Mitford
If in the raw morning hours a donkey brays, the men are very much perturbed, for they know that the poor beast has seen a djin.
Morocco|S.L. Bensusan
The Bedouins have a legend of the terrible Djin, who are doomed to everlasting imprisonment in the stony Hammada.
The World and Its People: Book VII|Anna B. Badlam
My djin had fastened his little cart under a tree, and together we climbed the steep path on the slippery red soil.
Madame Chrysantheme Complete|Pierre Loti

The djin, however, was not thus to be propitiated, and the gold of the Pharaohs was never found.
The Treasury of Ancient Egypt|Arthur E. P. B. Weigall