jong
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of jong
from Afrikaans
Example Sentences
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My mother and aunts playing mah jong in the basement, gossiping in Chinese to the rapid clack-clack-clack as they shuffled tiles beneath an incandescent light.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2016
Urogynecologists joke that when one member of a bridge club, mah jong group, or neighborhood coffee klatch comes for treatment, the other members are sure to follow.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2015
“The surrender of the jong was to have a crushing effect on Tibetan morale,” Mr. Hopkirk wrote.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2010
The Tibetans made their final stand at the fort at Gyantse, called a dzong, or jong, in Tibetan.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2010
I am to replace my mother, whose seat at the mah jong table has been empty since she died two months ago.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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