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Meaning of Chimay | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A city and municipality in Hainault, Belgium.
  2. An imaginary lake thought for centuries to exist in southern China or northern Indochina, once believed to be the source of the Brahmaputra or Meghna, the Irrawaddy, the Salween, and the Chao Phraya Rivers.
    historical

Equivalents

Français Chimay
한국어 시메

Examples

“CHIMAY, the name of a great lake, lying in the province of Acham, between the Eaſt-Indies and China.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Chimayo chimæra Chimbarongo chimbley chimblins Chimborazo

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