djin

American

[jin] / dʒɪn /

Also djinn;

noun

Islam.

PLURAL

djins

PLURAL

djin

jinn.

Example Sentences

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Ata Bire Djin Siauw, board member of the Herb Feith Foundation Djin is the son of a political prisoner, Siauw Giok Tjhan, who was national chairman of Baperki, one of the organisations banned by Soeharto.

From The Guardian

Djin has written books about Siauw and Baperki.

From The Guardian

Ms. Kidjo who first won a Grammy back in 2008 for her eighth studio album ‘Djin Djin’ which included a star-studded list of guest artists ranging from Brandford Marsalis, Ziggy Marley, Alicia Keys, Carlos Santana to Peter Gabriel, won the 2015 Crystal Award in a ceremony opening the 45th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 21st.

From Forbes

Had he been a sprite, or a djin, he couldn’t have popped up with more startling rapidity.

From Project Gutenberg

If he was not a djin, he was just as ugly.

From Project Gutenberg

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