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Kirin

British  
/ ˈkiːˈrɪn /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Jilin

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Kyowa Kirin said the Commerce Department agreed to defer tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Huawei's next iteration of its Kirin chip, set to launch in the autumn, will be the first ever to fully adopt an architecture called "LogicFolding" based on the new principle, the company said.

From Barron's May 25, 2026

The letter is signed by Len Garfinkel, general counsel for the California Department of Education, and by Kirin K. Gill, chief counsel for the State Board of Education.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2025

"The Kirin Scheme represents an attractive, all-cash transaction," the chair of Blackmores, Wendy Stops, said.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2023

Fetichism.—Mythical monsters, Kirin, Phoenix, Tortoise, Dragon.—Japanese mythical zoölogy.—The erection of the stone fetich.—Insurance by amulets upon house and person.—Phallicism.—Tree-worship.—Serpent-worship.—These unwritten superstitions condition the "book-religions."—Removable by science and a higher religion.

From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis

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