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Definition of Djins
1. djin [n] - See also: djin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Djins
Literary usage of Djins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Women of Turkey and Their Folk-lore by Lucy Mary Jane Garnett, John S. Stuart-Glennie (1891)
"If these are good djins they bring all kinds of prosperity to their hosts; and
no matter how idle or extravagant the housewife may be, everything goes well ..."
2. Kashgaria, Eastern Or Chinese Turkistan: Eastern Or Chinese Turkistan by Alekseĭ Nikolaevich Kuropatkin, Walter Edward Gowan (1882)
"... 1080 djins (27 poods or 972 Ibs.) of copper; 200 djins (7£ poods or 270 fts.)
of saltpetre; and 300 djins (11 poods or 396 Ibs.) of brimstone. ..."
3. Turkish Life in Town and Country by Lucy Mary Jane Garnett (1904)
"Some houses are believed to be frequented by djins of the last description, ...
If these are good djins they bring all kinds of prosperity to their hosts, ..."
4. Turkey of the Ottomans by Lucy Mary Jane Garnett (1915)
"recommendation of dervishes and old women, descend wells, finding at the bottom "
fairy lands forlorn," of wicked djins, of fiery dragons and distressed ..."
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